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Jessica · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:40 pm Post subject: Shrimp Bisque

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Servings: @ 7

Ingredients:
1# raw shrimp, peeled, deveined, dried (cut large ones in half)
1T coconut oil or butter
1t salt
1 C chopped onion
2 to 3 garlic cloves, minced
1 C sliced mushrooms
1 C Carrots (I leave out as they don't digest well with me)
1 14 oz can coconut milk
3 cups chicken broth
1 T paprika (yes, 1 tablespoon!)
1 T lemon joice or raw apple cider vinegar
1/4 to 1/2 t ground chipotle
1/4 t ground black pepper
Thickener (I used about a tablespoon of guar gum dissolved in some chicken broth, optional only if you want this thick)

Steps:

1) Chop veggies and set aside

2) Heat oil in 2 quart saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, mushrooms, salt, carrot, stirring. Cover, reduce heat, simmer 10 minutes.

3) Shake upopened can of coconut milk. Add to veggies, as well as add the chicken broth, paprika, lemon juice/vinegar, chipotle, black pepper. Bring to boil, add shrimp, and thickener. Reduce heat, simmer, and stir until thick and shrimp turns pink, @ 6 minutes. Remove from heat, ladle into bowls, garnish with scallions/chives/parsley if desired.

Nutritional Info: 1 serving
296 calories
13 grams protein
20 g carbs (1 g fiber)
18 g fat
42 mg calcium
416 mg sodium

Alisa · Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 244 Gender: Female

Wow, this sounds amazing! Plus it's dairy-free (as long as you use the coconutoil instead of butter.)

Does the carb-count include the carrots?

Thank you for sharing this! Sunny

Jessica · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:24 pm Post subject:

Dean · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject:

Yes, Jessica, I do have this book. I have yet to open it, though. That IS gonna change now! I'm starting to use some really low carb vegetation, and want to get into making some of these various yummy recipes. Thanks for posting this. It sounds so very good. I'm definitely gonna try it. Yup

You mention using thickener (a tablespoon of guar gum). What if the coconut milk has guar gum in it? I use "A Taste Of Thai" canned coconut milk, and it is so rich, thick, and creamy... cuz it has guar gum in it. Would that be enough to make this sauce thick? I would want it to be a thick sauce, cuz that sounds so wonderful.

And, I too will omit the carrots. They don't seem to fit into this recipe. I can't wait to try this! Happy

Thanks, Jessica.

Sunny

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Jessica · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:53 am Post subject: HI Dean!

Hi Dean!

I am so sorry it's taken me this long to respond... I haven't been here since I posted the accident pics. :(

You can make the soup without guar gum. The guar gum makes it really thick, like a thick soup that used wheat/flour in it. I've actually made it without. It's just more liquidy. :)

I've made it without the carrots or mushrooms, just the onions, and it seems to agree with me better.

Cheers! Jessica

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