Free Recipe Shrimp and Okra Bisque

Recipe Type: Free Recipes

Recipe Preparation: boil

Cooking Ingredients for Shrimp and Okra Bisque Recipe

3 Whole bay leaves
2 ts Salt
1-1/2 ts Dry mustard
1-1/4 ts White pepper
1 ts Cayenne pepper
1 ts Dried thyme leaves
1/2 ts Black pepper
1/2 ts Dried sweet basil leaves
1/4 c Plus
2 tb Veg oil *in*all*
3/4 lb Okra, sliced 1/4 inch thick
-(3 c. sliced), *in*all*
3/4 c Finely chopped onions
3/4 c Finely chopped green bell
-peppers
3/4 c Finely chopped celery
4 tb Unsalted butter
2 ts Minced garlic
1/4 c All-purpose flour
5-1/2 C., *in*all*, seafood stock
1/2 c Finely chopped green onions
3 Dozen peeled medium shrimp,
-abt. 3/4 pound

Shrimp and Okra Bisque Preparation

frm. Paul Prudhomme”s Lousiana Kitchen (ISBN: 0-688-02847-0) Combine the seasoning mix ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. In a 4-qt. saucepan, heat 1/4 c. of the oil over high heat for 1 minute. Stir in 2 cups of the okra; cook until browned, abt. 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the onions, bell peppers, and celery and cook 1 minute. Add the butter and cook 1 minute; then stir in the garlic and cook 1 minute more. Add the seasoning mix and stir well; continue cooking over high heat for 3 minutes, stirring frequently and scraping pan bottom well. Add the remaining 2 TBSP oil and the flour; stir and scrape the pan bottom well. Continue cooking until well browned, stirring frequently, abt. 2 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the seafood stock and scrape the pan bottom well; then add 4 cups more stock and stir well. Bring to a boil, stirring often. Boil 2 minutes, then lower the heat and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the remaining cup okra. Continue simmering 10 minutes, stirring occassionally. Add the green onions and simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Add the shrimp [crawfish -rael-], turn heat to medium, and simmer just until shrimp turn pink, abt. 1 minute. Serve immediately, allowing abt. 3/4 cup for each searving. Yum, yum, mon… Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V3 #267 by Innagaddadavida <rael64@swbell.net> on Mar 18, 1997

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Recipe Serves: 8

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