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Shrimp Bisque--1/2 Gallon

Source of Recipe


adapted from Cooks.com recipe






List of Ingredients



• 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  
• ½ cup flour
  
• ¼ cup shrimp base
  
• ¼ teaspoon paprika
  
• 6 cups hot water
  
• 1 ½ cups half and half
  
• 3 Tablespoons white wine (Chardonnay or sweet Sauterne)
  
• 1 pound cooked shrimp
  






Instructions



1. Boil shrimp in Zatarain’s Crab Boil. Drain, cool and peel.
   
   
2. Melt butter over low heat. Blend in flour. Add paprika. Beat with wire whisk. Stir over low heat 2 – 3 minutes, until well blended. Remove from heat. Add shrimp base and hot water, mixing well. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
   
   
3. Reduce heat and simmer slowly for 10 minutes. Add half & half, wine and cooked shrimp; mix well. Heat until hot but DO NOT BOIL.
   
   
4. Hold over hot water. Serve garnished with chopped fresh parsley or dried.