Shrimp Bisque Soup From Gurney's Restaurant

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb shrimp
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups celery, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups carrots, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 28 ounces tomatoes with juice
• 1 1/2 cups dry wine
• 2 teaspoons cooking sherry
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/3 cup flour
• 3 cups half-and-half
• watercress leaf, if desired (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a 6-quart pot.
• 2 saute onion, celery, carrots, and garlic for 8 minutes.
• 3 stir in chicken broth, tomatoes, wine, sherry, and seasonings.
• 4 bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer, covered for 10 minutes.
• 5 stir flour into half and half and add to soup.
• 6 heat to boiling. stir in shrimp and remove from heat.
• 7 puree soup and pour into a clean pot.
• 8 keep warm and serve, or chill and reheat.
• 9 garnish with watercress springs and a few shrimp if desired.