Seafood Bisque

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon lite olive oil
• 4 red sweet peppers, seeded,ribs removed & chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup apple, peeled & chopped
• 1/2 cup carrot, peeled & grated
• 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup fresh corn kernels or 1/2 cup canned corn kernels or 1/2 cup frozen corn kernel
• 1/4 teaspoon hot crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup tarragon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• salt & pepper
• 1/2 cup shrimp, peeled & deveined
• 1/2 cup scallops (cut in half if large)
• 1/4 cup imitation crabmeat, shredded (or real)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a 4 quart saucepan (medium heat) and add peppers, onion, apple& carrot.
• 2 stir fry for about 7 minutes or until the onion is translucent.
• 3 add chicken stock& bring to a boil over high heat.
• 4 reduce heat and simmer patially covered for 25 minutes.
• 5 puree soup in a blender and return to the saucepan.
• 6 stir in the corn, hot pepper flakes, tarragon vinegar, cilantro salt& pepper.
• 7 bring to a boil over medium heat, simmer uncovered for 7 minutes.
• 8 add shrimp, scallops& crab remove from heat cover and let sit for 5 minutes serve note: you may make the soup in advance up to adding the seafood.
• 9 bring slowly to a boil add seafood cover and let sit for 5 minutes& serve.