Creamy Garden Bisque Recipes

Steps:

• 1 bunch fresh chives, for garnish
• For the lobster broth: Heat a large soup pot on medium and add the butter, olive oil, garlic, carrots, celery and onions. Add the sea salt and some freshly cracked pepper and saute for about 8 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the brandy and burn off the alcohol. Pour in the white wine and reduce for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the vegetable stock, tomato paste, peppercorns, lobster carcasses (keep meat for later), bay leaves, parsley and thyme. Top of with water, just enough to cover the shells. Turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer, partially covered, for 1 hour.
• For the dark roux: Heat a small saucepan on medium. Add the butter and flour and whisk continuously until amber in color and nutty smelling, 6 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• For the bisque: Using strainer and cheesecloth, strain the lobster broth into a medium pot. Add the dark roux, heavy cream and saffron and mix. Let reduce on medium-low heat until thick, another 15 to 20 minutes.
• For the lobster meat: Heat a big pan on medium-high and melt the butter. Add the lobster meat and saute until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Spoon the lobster meat into a big bowl, ladle on the lobster bisque and top with chives. Enjoy.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine bisque, 2 1/4 cups heavy cream, lemon juice, parsley, and crabmeat with juices and bring to a simmer over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes. Season soup, to taste, with salt and cayenne pepper. Divide soup among 6 bowls. Add 1 tablespoon of cream to each bowl and swirl with butter knife to create a pretty design. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients from the water through to the ginger in a saucepan. Bring to the boil and cook until all the vegetables are tender. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• Puree the soup in a blender and return to pot. Add half and half and the cheese and stir until the cheese has melted into the soup.

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Stir in next 6 ingredients.
• Cover and cook until vegetables are light brown, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
• Mix in stock and salt and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover partially and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 30 minutes.
• Strain; discard solids and return soup to pan. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool, cover and refrigerate.).
• Scrape corn into bowl, using knife.
• Bring soup to boil in heavy medium saucepan.
• Add carrots and boil 5 minutes.
• Add green beans and pepper and boil 5 minutes.
• Add zucchini and boil 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and corn and bring to a simmer.
• Stir in cream and pepper; taste and adjust seasoning.
• Heat until soup is hot, about 5 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with herbs and serve immediately.