Seafood Bisque

Seafood Bisque

Recently I have been digging into my recipe box for comfort food.  I received this recipe from my friend Vigdis Sell in 1980 and have made it so many times I could make it from memory.  It will not disappoint you I guarantee.

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Ingredients:

1/3 cup butter

1 cup diced celery

1 cup chopped onion

1/3 cup flour

2 cups hot fish stock*

2 cups whole milk

3 tablespoon copped parsley

3/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups chopped cooked fish or seafood

Garnish: cooked shrimp

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Directions:

Melt butter, saute diced celery, and chopped onion.  Add 1/3 cup flour stirring constantly to make a roux.  Slowly add hot fish stock stirring to prevent lumping: slowly incorporate milk.  Add salt to taste.  Garnish with chopped parsley and whole shrimp if decided.     

* To Make Fish Stock, I use the water used to cook the shrimp in the shells or I save any broth in the freezer from any shellfish I cook until I make this recipe.