Butternut Shrimp Bisque — Robert St. John

Ingredients

• 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 cups diced yellow onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cups butternut squash (peeled, de-seeded, and diced into ½ – inch cubes)
• 2 cups peeled fresh shrimp
• 2 ¼ teaspoons salt
• 3/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper
• ½ cup shrimp stock (see NOTE)
• 6 cups heavy whipping cream