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Shrimp or Lobster Bisque

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4 to 5

Ingredients

8

ounces cooked shrimp or lobster meat

2

tablespoons sherry, plus additional to taste

Pinch of thyme

3 to 4

green onions with tops, chopped

2

tablespoons butter

One 10 3/4-ounce can condensed tomato soup

1

soup can measure of milk

One 10 3/4-ounce can condensed cream of mushroom soup

1

soup can measure of heavy cream

Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

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Preparation

  1. Finely chop the shrimp or lobster meat and marinate 30 minutes in 2 tablespoons of sherry and the thyme. Sauté onions in butter until soft. Add shrimp or lobster meat and cook over a low heat for 3 to 5 minutes. In a separate bowl, combine tomato soup with milk and blend mushroom soup with cream. Combine the two soup mixtures with the shrimp-lobster sauté. Simmer over low heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Add more sherry to taste. Cool, then mix in blender until thick and smooth. To serve, reheat in a double boiler. Add more sherry to taste and garnish with chopped parsley.

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