Crab Bisque (world Class)

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 lbs snow crab legs
• 4 liters water
• 1 small onion
• 1 1/2 stalks celery
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 medium potatoes
• 1/4 cup italian parsley
• 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon pimiento
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/3 cup tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon basil
• 1/8 teaspoon marjoram

Recipe

• 1 remove all the crab meat from shells and set aside.
• 2 put half the shells into a large pot with 4 litres of water.
• 3 rough chop onions, 1 stalk celery and garlic and add to pot with shells.
• 4 bring mixture to a boil and boil for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• 5 after boiling, strain and save stock, discard shells, onion, celery and garlic.
• 6 measure 12 cups of prepared stock into large pot. (add water to make volume reach 12 cups).
• 7 peel and cube potatoes into 1/2 inch cubes.
• 8 dice pimento into 1/4 inch cubes.
• 9 add potatoes, pimento, 1/2 of the crab meat and all the remaining ingredients to the pot.
• 10 bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to a low simmer and simmer for 4 hours until volume has reduced by half and mixture starts to thicken.
• 11 add remaining crab meat to pot and simmer uncovered for another hour, until soup is very thick.
• 12 serve hot.