crab tomato bisque

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 10 ounces crabmeat, divided
• 1 tomato, seeded and chopped
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil, plus 3 tbsp
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 1/2 cups clamato juice
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup bottled clam juice
• 2 teaspoons old bay seasoning
• hot pepper sauce
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a heavy saucepan.
• 2 add 3/4 of the crabmeat, 1/3 c basil, and garlic.
• 3 saute 2 minutes.
• 4 stir in flour, stir for 2 minutes.
• 5 add clam-tomato juice, cream, ketchup, clam juice, old bay and pepper sauce reduce heat to low, simmer for 10 minutes.
• 6 puree soup with an immersion blender (or pour into blender in batches and then return to the pot) add water and lemon juice, simmer.
• 7 season to taste with salt& pepper.
• 8 pour into 6 bowls, garnish with remaining crab and basil.