Crawfish Bisque

Name: Crawfish Bisque (Potage a la Bisque d’Ecrevisse)
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 Bay Leaves; 6 Cloves; 4 Sprigs of Parsley; 2 Sprigs of Thyme; Salt and Pepper to Taste; A Pod of Cayenne Pepper, Without the Seeds; A Cupful of Bread; A Dash of Cayenne; 2 Tablespoonfuls of Butter; A Clove of Garlic; 2 Blades of Mace; 2 Quarts of Oyster Liquor; 8 Dozen Fine Large Crawfish; 3 Onions; A Carrot; A Bunch of Celery

Potage a la Bisque d’Ecrevisse

Preparation info

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

The Picayune's Creole Cook Book

By The Times Picayune Publishing Company

Published 1901

About

Ingredients

8 Dozen Fine Large Crawfish
3 Onions
A Carrot
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Americas
United States
Pescatarian
Spicy
Soup
New Orleans

Method

Crawfish bisque is a distinctive Creole luxury. It is prepared as follows:

Take about eight dozen fine, large Crawfish and wash thoroughly, being careful to cleanse of every particle of dust or sand. Set to boil in about a gallon of water. When boiled, take the Fish out of the water; save the water. Pick out two dozen of the largest Crawfish; pick out the inside of the tails and save th