Crab Bisque

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 crabs, hard shelled, cleaned and cut into 24 pieces
• 1 1/2 gallons chicken stock
• 2 quarts half-and-half
• 1 lb butter
• 1 lb lump crabmeat
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 celery ribs, diced
• 2 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in soup pot, add crabs and cook until crabs are dry.
• 2 add onions and celery and cook until tender.
• 3 add flour and blend the roux.
• 4 add chicken stock and let simmer at least 30 minutes.
• 5 heat half and half and blend in soup.
• 6 strain soup, add lump crab meat and serve.