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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Ingredients:
1 1/2 quarts water |
1 1/2 pounds uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined |
1 large onion, chopped |
2 stalks celery, quartered |
2 cloves garlic, chopped |
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, divided |
grated rind of 1/3 lemon |
1 tablespoon lemon juice |
1/2 teaspoon dried whole thyme |
1/4 cup minced green pepper |
2 tablespoons chopped green onion |
1 clove garlic, chopped |
1/4 cup butter or margarine, divided |
1/2 cup french bread crumbs |
1 egg yolk |
1 1/4 teaspoons salt, divided |
3/4 teaspoon pepper, divided |
1 teaspoon paprika |
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
1/2 teaspoon red pepper |
1 quart whipping cream |
Directions:
1. Place water in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Stir in shrimp, and cook over high heat 2 minutes. Remove shrimp from cooking liquid with a slotted spoon, reserving cooking liquid in Dutch oven; rinse shrimp with cold water. Set shrimp aside in refrigerator.
2. Add onion, celery, 2 cloves chopped garlic, 3 tablespoons parsley, lemon rind, juice, and thyme to shrimp cooking liquid. Cover and cook over medium heat 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and cool slightly.
3. Finely chop 1 1/4 cups reserved cooked shrimp; set aside in refrigerator. Combine remaining reserved shrimp and 2 cups shrimp cooking liquid in container of an electric blender; process until smooth. Repeat procedure with remaining shrimp cooking liquid and vegetables. Return pureed mixture to Dutch oven; set aside.
4. Sauté green pepper, green onion, remaining parsley, and 1 clove chopped garlic in 2 tablespoons butter; remove from heat, and cool slightly. Stir in chopped shrimp, bread crumbs, egg yolk, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; shape shrimp mixture into 12 balls. Place shrimp balls on a greased baking sheet, and sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Set shrimp balls aside and keep warm.
5. Melt remaining butter in a small skillet over low heat; add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until roux is the color of a copper penny. Stir roux, remaining salt and pepper, and red pepper into bisque; cook over low heat until bisque is thoroughly heated. Remove from heat, and stir in whipping cream.
6. Place shrimp balls in individual soup bowls; ladle bisque over balls. Serve immediately.
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