Crab Bisque from Two Fat Ladies Obsessions by Clarissa Dickson Wright

Name: Crab Bisque from Two Fat Ladies Obsessions by Clarissa Dickson Wright
Ingredients: ½ cup heavy cream; A bouquet garni of bay leaf, thyme, parsley stems, and peppercorns; ½ cup tomato paste; ½ cup Cognac; ½ cup dry white wine; 5 cups good fish stock; ⅔ cup long-grain rice; Salt; freshly ground pepper; 2 cups each onion, leek, celery, and carrot, all cut into small dice; 2-3 lb whole crabs, shell and claws broken into small pieces and “dead men’s fingers” removed; ½ cup (1 stick) butter

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This is Richard Shepherd’s excellent crab soup from Langan’s restaurant in London.

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Ingredients

½ cup heavy cream
A bouquet garni of bay leaf, thyme, parsley stems, and peppercorns
½ cup tomato paste
½ cup Cognac
½ cup dry white wine
5 cups good fish stock
⅔ cup long-grain rice
Salt
freshly ground pepper
2 cups each onion, leek, celery, and carrot, all cut into small dice
2-3 lb whole crabs, shell and claws broken into small pieces and “dead men’s fingers” removed
½ cup (1 stick) butter