Shrimp Bisque

Author

NuWave

Servings

6

Category

Appetizers

Ingredients

• 2 T extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 leek, large, rinsed, finely diced
• 1 yellow onion, small dice
• 1 carrot, peeled, small dice
• 2 stalks celery, small dice
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 qts fish stock
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled, deveined
• 4 T butter
• 2 T flour
• 2 c heavy cream
• Sea salt
• White pepper, ground
• Crusty bread (garnish, optional)

Directions

1. Set pressure cooker to "sear", press "start/stop", and add oil. When hot, add leek, onions, carrots, celery, and garlic. Sauté until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
2. Add fish stock and shrimp to pressure cooker and close and lock lid. Set pressure cooker to "fish" and adjust time to 5 minutes and press "start/stop".
3. When done, quick release and make sure all pressure is released before opening lid.
4. Carefully open lid. Remove _c cooked shrimp and set aside for garnish. Use an immersion blender, blender, or food processor to blend all contents of soup. Blend until smooth.
5. Strain soup through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth into a large bowl; set aside.
6. Clean pot of pressure cooker and place back into cooker. Set cooker to "sear", adjust time to 15 minutes, press "start/stop", and add butter to melt. Once melted, add flour and stir to make a roux. Cook roux for about 5-7 minutes.
7. Gradually whisk in strained soup. Constantly whisk while adding soup to avoid lumps.
8. Add heavy cream. Set pressure cooker to "sear", adjust time to 10 minutes, and press "start/stop". Allow bisque to simmer until desired consistency is reached.
9. Ladle bisque into serving dishes and top with a few shrimp. Serve hot with crusty bread.