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This recipe is a fabulous dish to serve to guests. The Brandy and the cream with the other ingredients make a delicious blend of flavor.
Ingredients
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- 1 kilogram (2.2 pound) small cooked shrimps in the shell
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 onions sliced
- 2 cloves garlic sliced
- 1 large carrot sliced
- 1 celery stalk sliced
- bouquet garni (parsley, thyme and bay leaves or cumin and coriander)
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 1/3 cup (3ozs) flour
- 4 tablespoon brandy
- A few drops of lemon juice
- 1/2 cup (4ozs) whipping cream, half & half or table cream
- 6 cups (3pints) water
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- To prepare, remove the heads from the shrimp and peel away the shells, but keep both for the stock.
- Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan.
- Add the shrimp heads and shells, cook over medium heat, stirring often, until they are nice and brown.
- At this stage, add the onion, carrot, and celery and cook gently until the onions soften.
- Add the bouquet garni, tomato paste, and lemon juice.
- Add the water stirring in gently and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to simmer, cover with saucepan lid, and continue to simmer for another 30 minutes.
- Strain the liquid through a sieve.
- Next, melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed pan.
- Stir in the flour with a whisk and cook gently until golden in color.
- Gradually stir in about half of the shrimp soup. ( I use a whisk here to blend smoothly)
- Stir in the brandy.
- Whisk in the remaining shrimp liquid.
- Simmer for about 5 minutes then strain into another saucepan if a smoother consistency is desired.
- Stir in the cream, then stir in the reserved shrimp and cook for a few minutes stirring frequently.
- Serve with some of the reserved shrimp to garnish.
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- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 37 minutes
- Category: soups
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Calories: 667.52
- Sugar: 5.44
- Sodium: 2568.42
- Fat: 29.4
- Saturated Fat: 12.12
- Carbohydrates: 29.95
- Fiber: 2.49
- Protein: 62.17
- Cholesterol: 569.4