9 blue bisque Recipes

live or frozen uncooked blue crabs (3 to 3 1/2 lb), rinsed well, unsalted butter, vegetable oil, onion, finely chopped, carrot, finely chopped, celery rib, finely chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, thyme sprigs, black peppercorns, cognac or other brandy, dry white wine, reduced-sodium chicken broth, water, grain white rice, chopped tarragon, fresh lemon juice, cayenne, lump crabmeat , at room temperature 30 minutes, picked over, crab butter (optional)

butter, flour, chicken stock (homemade would be best), tomato paste, cream (heavy ), salt, pepper (fresh ground ), sherry wine or 3/4 cup marsala wine, crabmeat (lump crab- blue crab)

fennel bulb (1 1/2 lbs. with stalks ), butter, onion (8 oz.), chopped, chicken or vegetable broth, fuji apples, peeled, cored, and chopped, fresh watercress leaves, salt, freshly ground black pepper, crumbled blue cheese

butter, onion, chopped, vermouth, frozen artichoke hearts, low-salt chicken broth, dried thyme, whipping cream, crumbled blue cheese (about 2 oz), chopped fresh chives

butter, onion, chopped, vermouth, frozen artichoke hearts, low sodium chicken broth, dried thyme, whipping cream, crumbled blue cheese (about 2 oz), chopped fresh chives

butter, flour, chicken stock (homemade would be best), tomato paste, cream (heavy ), salt, pepper (fresh ground ), sherry or marsala wine, crab meat (lump crab- blue crab)

butter, divided, olive oil, shallots, chopped, garlic cloves, pressed, tomato paste, peeled whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped, domino granulated sugar, mccormick gourmet collection mediterranean basil leaves, chicken broth, salt, pepper, whipping cream, divided, blue cheese, crumbled, ears fresh corn, husks removed, crisco no-stick cooking spray, garnish: fresh basil sprigs