This makes a to die for super rich seafood bisque, chocked full of seafood such as shrimp, crab, salmon, clams and cod and is lower carb than most,due to no potatoes. Hint for low carbers: use Wondra "instant flour" and all you will need is about 1 or 2 TBS to thicken. The original recipe was obtained from a local restaurant.

Ingredients

8 serv.

finely minced shallot1⁄2 cup
butter↗1⁄2 lb
flour↗1⁄2 cup
water↗1 quart
chicken base↗1 tablespoon
baby clams, with juice↗1 can
14 ounce
uncooked shrimp, cleaned, shelled, deveined↗1⁄2 lb
cod, boneless, leave in one piece↗1⁄3 lb
salmon, skinless, boneless, leave in one piece↗1⁄3 lb
cooked crabmeat, chopped↗2⁄3 lb
heavy cream↗1 cup
half-and-half↗1 cup
dry sherry↗1⁄2 cup
salt and pepper

Step-by-step instructions

1
Sauté minced shallots in butter until soft.
2
Add the flour and stir with whisk for 5 minutes on low heat, set aside.
3
Bring one quart of water to a boil and add chicken base, clams, crab, shrimp and whole pieces of salmon and cod.
4
Return to boil, lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
5
Strain the stock, reserving the seafood.
6
Stir the shallot mixture into the stock.
7
Add the heavy cream and half and half to the stock, bring to a simmer on low heat and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
8
Chunk the salmon and cod and add all of the seafood back into the soup pot.
9
Add the sherry and heat through, no more than 3 minutes.

Source: food.com

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