"Susan" > wrote in message
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> z-no-archive: yes
>
> I'll start off by apologizing to Wendy for all the traif.
>
> I started out planning this, because I believed I had all the ingredients
> in the house:
> http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/fo...-Bisque-104123
>
> I had bought U.S. shrimp instead of Costco's from Indonesia and all I
> could get raw was peeled already, so no go this time.
>
> I can't wait to try it that way next time. It inspired me to modify my
> winter pumpkin andouille sausage soup, and instead I made pumpkin and
> shrimp bisque with chorizo, which is fabulous with shellfish, IME.
>
> I sauteed some garlic, two chopped shallots, chopped celery and two cubed
> chorizos (about 6" long each) and adding some white wine when they were
> softened a bit.
>
> Brought that to a boil briefly, then added two cans of organic pumpkin
> puree, some really lousy store bought chicken stock (I had to add a lot of
> Better Than Bouillon chicken paste later, out of home made stock). I
> tossed in two bay leaves and a couple of sage sprigs and some salt and
> black pepper and brought it to short of a boil, then set it all teh way to
> the lowest heat and let it sit, covered on low until Tom got home, worked
> out, and felt like eating.
>
> I then sauteed the lb of shrimp with a small handful of chopped fresh sage
> leaves in EVOO and dumped them into the soup, after adding a cup of heavy
> cream. Let it sit a few, then we ate.
>
> Very warming, rich and wonderful meal on a cold, rainy NY day after
> Memorial Day with the heat on and grey skies.
>
> Susan


Sounds good, and I envy you the cold, rainy day. Hasn't been too bad these
past few days but his San Joaquin Valley is hot and supposed to be 100 by
Friday. I hate the heat. :-)

Cheri