Corn And Crab Bisque

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, plus
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 cups onions, chopped
• 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 6 (8 ounce) bottles clam juice
• 2 cups fresh corn kernels (or 2 c. frozen corn kernels,unthawed)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 lb fresh crabmeat
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• chopped fresh parsley (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 melt 1/4 cup butter in small saucepan over medium-low heat.
• 2 add flour and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly(do not brown); remove roux from heat.
• 3 in large heavy pot, melt remaining butter over medium heat.
• 4 add onions,bell pepper and celery;saute until the onions are tender, about 10 minutes.
• 5 add garlic and thyme and cook 2 minutes.
• 6 add wine and simmer until wine is absorbed, about 2 minutes.
• 7 whisk in roux.
• 8 add clam juice and corn and bring to boil.
• 9 simmer until soup thickens, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
• 10 add cream, worcestershire and cayenne pepper and bring to simmer.
• 11 stir in crabmeat and green onions.
• 12 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 13 sprinkle with parsley and serve.