Cream of Shrimp Bisque

Cream of Shrimp Bisque : Submitted by: Vickie | Date Added: 19 Aug 2020 Ingredients:

1/2 stick of butter
1/2 small onion, diced
2-3 stalks of celery, diced
1 can petite diced tomatoes or stewed tomatoes, with liquid
1 can tomato soup, undiluted
2 c milk (I use 2%)
2 c heavy cream (I use Half & Half when I have it; most of the time I do not have cream, so I use milk and make a thickening slurry with Xanthan thickening by Hormel!)

seasonings to taste:
2 oz fresh chopped basil (1-2 T if using dried basil; I use both)
1.5 t salt
1.5 t pepper
3-4 T sugar
1-2 T dry sherry
1/2 - 1 lb raw, shelled shrimp, depending on size. I alway have extra large in the freezer, so I just butterfly cut the shrinp

Cooking Instructions:

1. Saute onions and celery in butter.
2. Add tomato soup and petite tomatoes; Add seasonings. Stir.
3. Add milk & cream. Simmer until thickened.
4. Add sherry.
5. Add shrimp and heat until pink.
6. Adjust seasonings.

(Cook's note: You can also make this with picked crab meat and/or scallops!)