SHRIMP QUICK SHRIMP BISQUE

By pat1908

Serves: 2 (Can be doubled)

Ingredients

• Serves: 2 (Can be doubled)
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 3/4 cups bottled clam juice
• 3 Tbsp long-grain white rice
• 12 ounces cooked peeled deveined medium shrimp
• 3 Tbsp tomato paste
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 1/4 cups half and half

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute until tender, about 4 minutes. Add clam juice and rice and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Mix in shrimp. Cover and simmer until shrimp are heated through, about 1 minute. Set aside 6 shrimp for garnish.
Working in batches, puree soup with remaining shrimp in blender until smooth. Return soup to same saucepan. Whisk in tomato paste and 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper. Gradually whisk in half and half. Bring soup to simmer. Season soup to taste wit salt and pepper.
Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with reserved shrimp. Sprinkle with additional cayenne pepper, if desired, and serve.