Crawfish Bisque

Name: Crawfish Bisque
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: ½ tsp. black pepper; 2 bay leaves; Crawfish fat from heads; 1 cup bread crumbs; ¼ cup chopped parsley; 1 tsp. paprika; 1 cup chopped green onions; 2 cups whole tomatoes; 1 qt. water; 3 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 cup dry sherry; 1 cup chopped green peppers; 1½ tsp. salt; 1¼ cups vegetable oil; 10 lb. boiled crawfish; 2 cups chopped onions; 2 tbsp. chopped garlic; ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 cups chopped celery; 1 whole dried red pepper; 2 cups plain flour

Preparation info

4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Dooky Chase Cookbook

By Leah Chase

Published 2023

About

Ingredients

10 lb. boiled crawfish
1¼ cups vegetable oil
2 cups

Fish course
Pescatarian
Soup

Method

Peel and devein crawfish tails. Save heads of crawfish. Chop crawfish meat and set aside. Heat ¼ cup oil in heavy pot. Add 1 cup onion, 1 cup celery, ½ cup chopped bell peppers, ½ cup green onions, andl teaspoon garlic. Stir well and cook for 5 minutes. Add crawfish meat, 1 teaspoon salt, black pepper, ½ teaspoon paprika, and 1 tablespoon parsley. Mix well. Make sure onions are soft. Add bread