Best Creamy Onion Soup With Bay Shrimp Recipes

CREAMY ONION SOUP

Steps:

• For the white sauce: In a 1-quart saucepan melt butter and add flour, cook on medium heat until the flour turns thick and comes away from the side of the saucepan. Pour milk in flour a little at a time and stir constantly. Mixture should thicken and become like thick pudding. Remember to stir constantly taking care not to let mixture lump, set aside off from heat until ready to use for the soup.
• In 2-quart saucepan place 3 tablespoons butter and sliced onions. Cook at low to medium heat stirring frequently until soft and clear but not brown. Add chicken broth or stock from can, chicken bouillon cubes, bay leaves, pepper, and stir until completely heated through.
• Add white sauce and Velveeta cheese to onion mixture. White sauce will be thick because it has been removed from the heat. Simmer on medium low heat until the cheese is melted and all ingredients are blended, stirring constantly. Turn temperature to warm and let cook for additional 30 minute to 45 minutes.
• Serve with a garnish of shredded cheese(s), and a couple of slices of warm dark Russian Bread.

THICK & CREAMY SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Place shrimp shells and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low for twenty minutes. Drain twice assuring no shell bits are present in stock.
• While stock is cooking, melt butter in a large pot over medium/high heat. Add onion and garlic, sauce until fragrant - about three minutes.
• Adding one tablespoon flour at a time, whisk into butter mixture, cooking until a golden hue is present. Note: I add in three tablespoons initially, reserving the fourth to mix with a little water and thicken the soup towards the end if needed.
• Slowly whisk in light cream and bring mixture to a boil.
• Stir in 1/2 cup of stock at a time, until desired thickness is reached. Reduce to low. Note: I tend to leave my soup thicker until after I have turned to low and then add more stock if needed.
• Incorporate Old Bay, lemon juice, bay leaf, and pepper; cook for a minute.
• Add in shrimp, cook until not pink any longer - usually around 10-15 minutes, covering for the last few.
• Serve with bread for dipping and garnish with more Old Bay and parsley (optional).

CREAM OF SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 T olive oil over medium heat in a large saucepan.
• Add reserved shrimp shells and saute'stirring for 5 minutes.
• Add stock, vermouth, and bay leaf.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes.
• Strain stock into a bowl.
• Heat remaining T olive oil in the same saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion, carrot, and garlic, saute' 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoe paste and cayenne, blending well.
• Add tomatoes with juices and shrimp stock.
• Simmer 5 minutes.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat and add shrimp.
• Saute 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Add brandy and carefully ignite.
• After the flames subside, return pan to heat and saute shrimp 2 more minutes, or until cooked through.
• Place 6 shrimp in a bowl and set aside.
• Mix remaining shrimp into soup.
• Add cream to skillet, bring to boil and add to soup.
• In a food processor or blender, puree soup in batches.
• Strain through a coarse sieve, set over a large saucepan, pushing through most of the solids with a wooden spoon.
• Bring to a simmer.
• Season to taste.
• Ladle into bowls, topping each bowl with 1 reserved shrimp.

CREAM OF SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add reserved shrimp shells (cover and chill shrimp) and sauté 5 minutes. Add stock, wine and bay leaf; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 25 minutes. Strain shrimp stock into bowl.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in same saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot and garlic; sauté 5 minutes. Mix in tomato paste and cayenne. Add tomatoes with their juices and shrimp stock. Simmer soup 5 minutes.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp; sauté 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add brandy and ignite with match. When flames subside, return shrimp to heat; sauté until shrimp are cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer 6 shrimp to small bowl. Mix remaining shrimp into soup. Add cream to skillet; bring to boil. Stir cream into soup.
• Puree soup in processor in batches. Strain through coarse sieve set over large saucepan, pushing most of solids through sieve with rubber spatula. Bring to simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle into 6 bowls. Top with reserved shrimp.

CREAM OF SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the carrots, onion, celery, potato and shrimp shells.
• Saute until the onion is translucent and the shells turn pink, around 3 minutes.
• Add the stock, cream, thyme, bay and all but 25 shrimp.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
• In small batches puree the soup in a food mill or food processor.
• Force puree through a strainer.
• Return the soup to the pan and season to taste with the salt and pepper.
• Add the remaining shrimp to the pot and cook to heat through, about 3 minutes.
• Ladle into 6 bowls with 5 shrimp in each.
• Garnish with chopped parsley.

SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in flour until blended. Stir in the water, cream, chili powder, bouillon, cumin and coriander; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. , Cut shrimp into bite-size pieces; add to soup. Simmer 5 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Gradually stir 1/2 cup hot soup into sour cream; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Heat through (do not boil). Garnish with cilantro, avocado and additional shrimp if desired.