Seafood Bisque

I make this every year for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinner.  My family loves it!  It sounds difficult but TRUST ME it’s so simple.  If I can make it…. you can make it!  

Ingredients: 

• 6T  Real Butter                         
• 3T  Grated Onion               
• 6T  Flour                   
• ½ tsp. Dry Mustard           
• 4C  Half & Half                    
• 2C  Milk                   
• 2T  Ketchup                         
• 1- 12oz. Tomato Paste           
• 1  Pint Heavy Cream          
• 1  Rib Celery w/leaves (grated)           
• 2 tsp. Parsley (Just as garnish) 
• 1 lb Crabmeat  
• 2 tsp. Dry Sherry
• 2 tsp. Worstershire Sauce 
• 1 ¼ tsp.Tabasco Sauce (I use Red Hot) 
• 2tsp. Salt
• 1 lb  Devained Shrimp
• 1 lb Scallops
• Pepper to Taste
• 1  Lobster Tail

Directions:
Melt butter in a heavy pot.  Sauté onions for 5 minutes in butter on a low heat.  Stir in flour.  Cook for 2 minutes.  Add mustard.  Wisk well on low heat.  Lower heat, wisk in half & half. Warm milk and ketchup.  Wisk altogether adding in a little at a time.  

In a small bowl, wisk ¼ cup mixture from pot to the tomato paste until smooth.  Add back to pot.  Add heavy cream, celery, crabmeat, sherry, worstershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, shrimp, scallops, pepper and lobster.  Cook over a medium/low heat.  Stir continuously.  Cook ½ hour until done.  Garnish with the parsley (if you want.)

Submitted by Amy Watkins