Easy Crab Bisque Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 shallots, or 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 large fennel bulb, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 tbsp of tomato purée
• 150g of brown crab meat
• 3 tbsp of brandy
• 1l stock, made with 25g of lobster glace and 1l of just-boiled water
• lobster glace, 1–3 tsp
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• lemon juice, freshly squeezed (just a few drops to taste)
• 150g of white crab meat
• 2 tbsp of cream
• dill, to decorate