Directions:
- If using live crabs, add to pot of boiling water using tongs. Cover pot and cook over high heat until crab shells are red, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain crabs in a colander.
- Put crabs (cooked or frozen uncooked) into a large metal roasting pan. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and pound shells with meat pounder to crush (including claws).
- Heat butter and oil in same pot over medium-high heat until foam subsides, then cook onion, carrot, celery, and garlic with bay leaf, thyme, clove, peppercorns, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add Cognac, wine, and crushed crabs and bring to a boil. Add broth and water and return to a boil. Skim foam, then simmer, covered, stirring and skimming occasionally, 1 hour.
- Put colander in a large bowl, then drain crab broth, reserving solids for crab butter (if making). Transfer broth to a medium saucepan.
- Ladle out 2 cups broth and transfer to a 1-quart saucepan. Add rice and simmer, covered, until very tender, 15 to 20 minutes (not all of liquid will be absorbed).
- Blend together rice with cooking liquid and 1 cup more crab broth in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), then add to remaining broth in medium saucepan.
- Just before serving, reheat bisque over medium heat until hot, then stir in tarragon, lemon juice, cayenne, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
- Ladle bisque into bowls and spoon a little crabmeat into center, then drizzle with some of crab butter (if making).
- Cooks' note: Bisque, without tarragon, lemon juice, final seasoning, crabmeat, and crab butter, can be made 2 days ahead and chilled, uncovered, until cool, then covered. Thin slightly with water if necessary while reheating, then proceed with recipe.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 394.99 Kcal (1654 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 82.91 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 9.21g | 14% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 178.33mg | 59% | |
| Sodium | 140.74mg | 6% | |
| Potassium | 139.45mg | 3% | |
| Total Carbs | 3.82g | 1% | |
| Sugars | 1.44g | 6% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.7g | 3% | |
| Protein | 56.19g | 112% | |
| Vitamin C | 2.5mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 4% | |
| Calcium | 36.9mg | 4% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 73.18 Kcal (306 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 15.36 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 1.71g | 14% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 33.04mg | 59% | |
| Sodium | 26.07mg | 6% | |
| Potassium | 25.84mg | 3% | |
| Total Carbs | 0.71g | 1% | |
| Sugars | 0.27g | 6% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.13g | 3% | |
| Protein | 10.41g | 112% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 4% | |
| Calcium | 6.8mg | 4% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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