Creamy Shrimp and Crab Seafood

INGREDIENTS:

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
2 tablespoons chopped celery
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 cup heavy whipping cream
8 ounces cooked baby shrimp
8 ounces crabmeat
2 tablespoons sherry wine
3 tablespoons chopped parsley, cilantro, and/or green onion tops

DIRECTIONS:

Gather the ingredients.
Ingredients for crab and shrimp seafood bisque recipe gathered
Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-low heat; add the chopped green onion and celery. Sauté, stirring, until tender, about 2 minutes.
Green onion and celery in melted butter in a pot
Blend the flour into the butter and vegetables until well incorporated. Continue cooking, stirring, for about 2 minutes.
Blending flour into the butter and vThe Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
Warm the milk in another saucepan over medium heat.
Milk warming in a saucepan
Slowly stir the warmed milk into the butter and vegetables. Continue cooking, stirring until thickened, about 3 minutes.
Warmed milk stirred into the butter and vegetable
Add the freshly ground black pepper, tomato paste, and heavy cream.
Black pepper, tomato paste, and heavy cream added to soup base
If desired, puree the soup in a blender or food processor at this point and then return it to the saucepan.
Crab and seafood bisque soup base pureed and returned to the pot
Stir in the shrimp, crab, and sherry. Bring it to a simmer.
Shrimp, crab, and sherry added to the soup base in a pot
Serve hot, garnished with parsley, cilantro, and/or chopped green onion tops.