Shrimp Bisque Contessa **** – Nana's Recipes

Ingredients

• * 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined, shells reserved
• * 4 cups seafood stock
• * 3 tablespoons good olive oil
• * 2 cups chopped leeks, white and light green parts (3 leeks)
• * 1 tablespoon chopped garlic (3 cloves)
• * Pinch cayenne pepper
• * 1/4 cup Cognac or brandy
• * 1/4 cup dry sherry
• * 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• * 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• * 2 cups half-and-half
• * 1/3 cup tomato paste
• * 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• * 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper