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Taken fromRachel's Everyday Kitchen (opens in new tab) by Rachel Allen (£25; Harper Collins)
Ingredients
- 25g (10oz) butter
- 150g (5oz) shallots, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed or finely grated
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 450g (1lb) heads, claws and tail shells from langoustines/Dublin Bay prawns or small prawns/shrimps
- 2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes or 800g (1¾lb) ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 400ml (14fl oz) fish or light chicken stock
- 1 tsp sugar
- 200ml (7fl oz) double or regular cream
- 2 tbsp brandy (optional but enriches the flavour)
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
For the garlic mayonnaise croutons
- 75g (3oz) mayonnaise
- 1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed or finely grated
- 12 slices of baguette
Method
Melt the butter in a saucepan on a medium heat until foaming, then add the shallots and garlic. Season with salt and peper and cover, then reduce the heat and sweat the shallots for 7-8 minutes
While the shallots are cooking, use a rolling pin to crush and bash the langoustines/prawn heads and shells to smaller pieces. They don't need to be too small but the more you break them up, the more flavour you'll extract
Once the shallots have softened, add the crushed langoustines/prawn heads and shells to the pan. Turn up the heat to medium and cook, uncovered and stirring regularly, for 6-8 minutes or until you can smell the shells beginning to toast and see them turning light golden in colour
Add the tomatoes, stock and sugar and cook over a high heat for 10 minutes or until the tomatoes have softened completely. Pour into a blender or food processor and whiz for a few minutes to break the shells
Meanwhile, prepare the croutons. Mix the mayonnaise and garlic in a bowl and toast the bread on both sides
Pour the puréed langoustine/prawn shell mixture through a sieve into a clean saucepan and place on a medium heat. Add the cream and brandy (if using), season with salt and peper to taste and cook the bisque gently to heat through. (You may need to add a pinch more sugar if using tinned tomatoes.) Sprinkle with the parsley and serve immediately with pieces of toast spread with the garlic mayonnaise spread.
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