Creamy Crab and Shrimp Seafood Bisque
🛒 Ingredients
- ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter 🧈
- 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced 🧅
- 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced 🧄
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour 🌾
- 3 cups chicken broth (or seafood stock) 🥣
- 1 cup heavy cream 🥛
- 8 oz lump crab meat (drained and checked for shells) 🦀
- 1 lb raw medium shrimp (peeled, deveined, tails removed) 🦐
- 1 ½ tsp Old Bay seasoning 🌿
- ½ tsp fine sea salt (or to taste) 🧂
- ¼ tsp freshly cracked black pepper 🧂
- 2 tbsp dry sherry (optional, for authentic restaurant flavor) 🍷
- (Optional Garnish): Chopped fresh parsley and extra Old Bay 🌿
