Sweet Red Pepper and Crab Bisque

 |  Seafood: Crab
6 Servings

What you need

Ingredients
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped celery
1 c. chopped red bell pepper
1 ¼ tsp Old Bay seasoning (or other seafood spice blend)
3 c. fish stock or bottled clam juice
½ c. chopped peeled baking potatoes
½ c. half-and-half
1 lb fresh lump crabmeat
to taste salt and pepper

Steps

1.

Melt the butter in a heavy medium saucepan over low heat. Add the onion, celery, red pepper, and Old Bay Seasoning. Cook, covered, for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Add the stock and potato. Bring to a boil. Cook, covered, over low heat for 30 minutes or until the potato is very tender. Pureé in batches in a blender. Return to the saucepan. Add the half-and-half. Bring to a simmer. Stir in the crabmeat. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and turn off the heat. Let stand for 2 minutes. Ladle into soup bowls.

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