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      Title: Valentine's Famous Crab Bisque
 Categories: Seafood, Soups
      Yield: 1 Batch

      1 lb Lump or fin crab meat;
           -picked and cleaned
      4 qt Water
      6 tb Lobster stock; or make your
           -own
  1 1/2    Celery ribs; chopped
      1 sm White onion; diced finely
      2 cl Garlic; minced
    1/2 ts Coarse ground pepper
      2    Bay leaves
    1/2 c  Dry vermouth
      1 qt Heavy cream; plus more as
           -needed
    1/2 c  Unsalted butter
    1/8 ts Celery salt
    1/4 ts Thyme
    1/8 ts Basil
    1/8 ts Marjoram
           Salt and pepper; to taste
      3 tb Tomato paste
      2    Potatoes; peeled and diced
           -(optional)
      2 c  Sweet corn; drained
           -(optional)

  Start with 4 qts of water and the lobster stock, bring to a boil

  Add celery, onion, bay leaf, thyme, basil, celery salt, and garlic and
  continue to boil down for approximately 30 minutes.

  Add potatoes and corn if you are using those.

  Stir in heavy cream and butter cut into small cubes.

  Add vermouth and tomato paste and stir until soft boil.

  Add half the crab and simmer on very low for 1 hour or until it
  reduces by half and is starts to thicken.

  Add remaining crab, a splash of vermouth and simmer until bisque is
  very thick.

  Season to taste.

  Recipe by Valentine

  Recipe FROM: <https://web.archive.org/web/20211017152922/
  http://recfoodcooking.org/sigs/Valentine/
  Valentine's Famous Crab Bisque.html>

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