crab bisque light

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon butter
• cooking spray
• 2 cups chopped carrots
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped red pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon old bay seasoning
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 1 pinch thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cups clam juice
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1 lb lump crabmeat, picked through
• 1/3 cup dry sherry

Recipe

• 1 heat flour in a cast iron skillet, cook over medium heat 15 minutes, stirring, until brown, remove from heat spray a dutch oven with cooking spray,and over medium hi heat add butter.
• 2 add carrot, onion, celery, peppers, garlic and saute until tender, 5 minutes add spices and cook 1 minute.
• 3 sprinkle with flour, stirring.
• 4 add clam juice, and bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce heat, simmer 10 minutes.
• 6 stir in milk and half and half, cook 5 minutes.
• 7 stir in crab and sherry, cook until heated.
• 8 remove bay leaf before serving.