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Crab Bisque

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Crab Bisque

Florence
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Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 5

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon onion - chopped
  • 1 tablespoon parsley - chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups soft shell crabmeat - chopped
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 cups chicken or seafood broth
  • 2 cups cream -- light
  • 1 pinches cayenne pepper
  • salt to your taste

Instructions
 

  • Melt the butter in sauce pan.
  • Add the onion and cook until golden.
  • Add the crabmeat and parsley and cook over low heat stirring constantly for approximately 5 minutes.
  • Add the flour, stir to blend and cook for 3 minutes more
  • Stir in the chicken broth and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Add the cream and cayenne pepper
  • Simmer for 5 more minutes.
  • Server warm.