Lower Fat Shrimp And Crabmeat Bisque

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup green onion, chopped (with the tops)
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 cups skim milk (may use whole milk and or or cream if desired)
• 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce (add more to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat, fancy , drained and flaked
• 1 (4 ounce) can shrimp, medium size & de-veined, drained
• 3/4 lb fresh shrimp, peeled, uncooked and chopped into bite size pieces (add more to taste)
• 3 tablespoons parsley, fresh, chopped

Recipe

• 1 saute green onions in butter or oil in a heavy sauce pan until tender.
• 2 add flour, stirring constantly until smooth, about 1 minute.
• 3 gradually add milk, cooking over medium heat, stirring while cooking, until thickened and bubbly.
• 4 stir in hot sauce, pepper, salt, crabmeat and shrimp.
• 5 cook mixture over low heat until shrimp turns pink and looks and tastes done.
• 6 stir parsley in last.
• 7 best if allowed to blend a few hours or overnight in the refrigerator. reheat very slowly so as not to overcook the shrimp. leftovers (we rarely have any) are great the next day.