Seafood Recipes: Shore Crab Bisque

Shore Crab Bisque

Ingredients:

• 1 kg shore crabs
• 1/2 bottle dry apple cider
• 4 tbs oil
• 1 large apple
• 1 carrot
• 1 parsnip/parsley root
• 1 onion
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 10 g ginger
• 1 knife-edge paprika
• 12 peppercorns
• 5 fresh tomatoes
• Herb stems - one or more kinds (thyme, parsley, basil, chervil, dill)

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Cooking Procedures:

• Place a crab on a cutting board, cut it quickly all the way through lengthwise with a heavy knife. Do the same with all the crabs.
• Cut the apple and the vegetables into pieces. Sauté the crabs for a minute in the oil, add the vegetables and allow them to gain a little color.
• Add the tomatoes, apple, herb stems and spices.
• Sauté a little more. Add the cider and water until they cover the ingredients. Bring the liquid to a boil and skim it. Boil for 45 minutes, if necessary run the shells through a food processor, return them to the bisque and bring back to a boil.
• Drain the bisque, preferably through a colander with large enough holes so you can press some of the crab mixture through.
• Boil the liquid again until you have a suitable intensity and consistence.