Crab Bisque

Add a diced baked potato to make this a hearty main dish

Yield: 4-8 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup flour

4 ribs celery, chopped

1 large onion, chopped

1 cup boiling water

2 cups milk

3 cubes chicken bouillion

Dash of ground cloves

1/8 teaspoon garlic salt

pepper to taste

Tabasco to taste

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce

1 bell pepper wedge

1 bay leaf

2 cups (or more, to taste) cleaned crab meat

1 pint whipping cream

Sherry, if desired

chopped green onion

Add To

Directions:

In a large, heavy Dutch oven, make a light roux by stirring butter and flour over medium-high flame until light brown. Add celery and onion and cook until soft. Add water, milk, bouillon cubes, cloves, garlic salt, pepper, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, bell pepper wedge and bay leaf.

Simmer 1 to 2 hours. Remove bell pepper and bay leaf. Skim oil from top. Add crab and heat thoroughly. Before serving, add cream, (DO NOT BOIL), sherry, if desired, and green onion garnish. Serves four for a meal, 6 to 8 as an appetizer.

This recipe is easily doubled, and freezes well before or after addition of crab meat.

Please note that some ingredients and brands may not be available in every store.