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Creamy Tomato Bisque with Lump Crabmeat

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Category: Soups

 Ingredients List

  • 3 lg Fresh ripe tomatoes(1-1/2
  • -cups), chopped
  • 1/3 c Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 sm Onion (1/3 cup), chopped
  • 1 ts Peeled garlic, minced
  • 1/2 c All-purpose flour
  • 3 c Chicken broth or double
  • -strength chicken broth
  • 3/4 c Fresh basil, loosely packed,
  • -cut into thin strips,
  • -divided
  • 4 c Tomato sauce
  • 2 c Tomato juice
  • 1 c Half and half or whipping
  • -cream
  • 1 tb Sugar
  • 1/2 ts Salt, to taste
  • White pepper, to taste
  • 8 oz Fresh or canned lump
  • -crabmeat, optional

 Directions

Core and cut "x" in bottom of tomatoes; plunge into boiling water 20 to 30
seconds or until skin begins to peel back. Plunge into ice water. Peel
tomatoes; cut in halves. Seed and coarsely chop tomato; set aside. Heat
olive oil in large heavy saucepan. Add onions and garlic; cook 5 minutes or
until transparent. Add flour, whisk over low heat 3 to 5 minutes. Do not
brown. Whisk in chicken broth, removing all lumps. Add 1/2 cup fresh basil.
Heat mixture to a boil; reduce heat to simmer and cook 5 to 10 minutes.
Whisk in tomato sauce, tomato juice and reserved chopped tomatoes. Simmer
10 minutes. With large spoon, skim froth from top as it forms. Whisk in
cream; heat to a simmer. Skim again, if necessary. Add sugar and season
with salt and white pepper. Ladle into warm cups or bowls and garnish with
remaining basil and fresh crabmeat, if desired.

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