Decadent And Easy Crab Bisque

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 4 tablespoons flour, divided
• 4 cups half-and-half, divided
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons salt
• pepper
• 1 lb crabmeat (don't skimp here..a good, canned variety comes from phillips)
• chives, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 saute onion in the butter, over medium heat, until translucent.
• 2 add 2 t. of the flour to the onions, mixing well with a wooden spoon. cook for about a minute.
• 3 add 3 cups of the half-and-half, heavy cream, salt and pepper. whisk while bringing up to a boil (you can turn up the heat a bit here - just be careful not to scald the cream).
• 4 shake 2 t. of the flour and 1 cup of the half-and-half - using a jar with a lid. shake until the flour is blended well.
• 5 add to the soup by whisking. keep whisking until the soup thickens.
• 6 stir in the crab and cook for about 5 more minutes.
• 7 ladle the soup into the bowls and garnish with snipped chives, if desired.