Seafood Bisque

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 2 tablespoons chopped celery
• 4 tablespoons chopped mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons chopped onions
• 2 tablespoons chopped carrots
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1 dash tabasco sauce
• 1 generous grating fresh pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon marjoram
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pinch mace
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup shrimp (or a combination of shrimp and any other seafood)
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in large pan.
• 2 add vegetables, seasonings and lemon juice.
• 3 cook slowly for 5 minutes.
• 4 add chicken broth and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 5 remove bay leaf.
• 6 add seafood and cook for 5 minutes longer.
• 7 add cream just before serving.
• 8 (for a lower fat version, reduce the butter or margarine to 1 t, and use evaporated milk or half-and-half instead of the cream).