Crawfish Bisque
Ingredients
| 2 lbs fresh or frozen Crawfish tails | ||
| 4 tbs unsalted butter | ||
| 1 onion, minced | ||
| 2 cloves garlic, chopped | ||
| 1 small fresh hot pepper, left whole | ||
| 4 cups water | ||
| 1 cup coconut milk | ||
| 1 tbs corn starch or arrowroot | ||
| kosher salt to taste |
Directions:
- Heat the butter in a heavy sauce pan and add the Crawfish tails, shells, onions and garlic.
- Saute for about 2 minutes or until the onions and garlic start to soften.
- Add the hot pepper and water, cover and cook at a gently simmer for 30 minutes.
- Remove the Crawfish and add to a food processor along with a little of the cooking stock, and process until smooth, the press through a wire mesh strainer.
- Return the pureed Crawfish to the sauce pan.
- Add the coconut milk and heat through.
- Add the cornstarch or arrowroot along with a little water to the soup and stir until soup starts to thicken. Season with salt.
- Note; if you buy whole Crawfish once you remove the tails, simmer the shells in water to form a stock to replace the water in the recipe. This will give you a richer stock.
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