Reviewed: May 17, 2013

This recipe was good. I used 3 cloves of garlic since hubs doesn't like onion. It probably would have benefitted from the onion flavor. I also omitted the cayenne since our crawfish was pretty spicy and my oldest is sensitive to spicy foods. I added a small amount of brown sugar to balance it out since I felt something was missing. This was a fantastic use of the extra tails I froze after our last crawfish boil. I ran them through the food processor for several pulses so the chunks of it weren't so huge. I used 4 cups, not sure how that works out weight-wize, probably more than necessary, but it wasn't overkill. I ate too much. I am definitely keeping this recipe for future crawfish leftovers. I'll possibly see about making up some stock and using that as others suggested.

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Tuzyae

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2012

This. Was. Amazing. I was honestly skeptical about the recipe because it seems TOO simple. I loved it. I improvised a bit because I did not have all of the things listed. I used whole milk instead of half-and-half, and I omitted the cayenne pepper because I was out. I was also reading another recipe that said to boil the shells in water and use that in the bisque, so I used half-chicken broth and half of the crawfish "stock". SO GOOD! Next time I make this I will probably try using all "stock" and omitting the chicken broth. Once the soup was finished, I pureed it to make the whole thing smooth and then added the crawfish meat. Seriously, I am sad that there is none left. I loved every drop :)

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kflash

Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2012

Excellent - made as written and added an extra half pound of crawfish. Smooth, flavorful and you can control the heat. A definite keeper.

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Doug Matthews

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Mendham, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: May 11, 2012

Made this tonight and it was a hit. I had 12oz of frozen crawfish meat so I added about half a pound of shrimp cut up into small pieces. Served it with sourdough bread. Agree that if I'd had some seafood stock it would have been even better, but all in all it was really good and really easy! I'm guessing the warmed up leftovers will be even more flavorful.

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JMMILL

Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2012

My husband and I tried this, and we liked it very much :) It was easy and tastey! Next time we will probably add some type of veggie, just for a little crunch. we also used milk because we had no cream, we think it turned out just fine. Once it was in the bowl we add just alittle cheese ... & served with toasted french bread! Def. a keeper!

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ShayGotCha

Reviewed: May 22, 2011

This was nice and creamy. Had only bought 16 oz of cream and just used that cuz I didn't have anymore. Came out ok. Also added celery by accident, thought it called for it. And no crawfish at my store, but used shrimp. This bisque was great and it's my first time having and making it Great job. I taste so gourmet!

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KissTheCook19

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2011

Great recipe, I used "Better than Bouillon: Lobster Base" instead of chicken broth.

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thomas reese

Reviewed: May 10, 2010

It's okay. Seafood stock should be used.

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atasteofcreole

Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Living In: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2010

Outstanding. Hadn't eaten crawdad bisque since my dad died....he used to fix it when we were kids. Had to buy frozen precooked crawfish, it's too early in the year to catch them here (but ramps are up :). Only thing I changed was to half the onion, used stock from a gumbo, and adjusted seasoning to taste. Definitely a keeper, can't wait to try it with fresh crawdads.

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whatsinthekitchen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Summersville, West Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2010

Well, no mudbugs around right now, but I used a smoked summer sausage, and added some green onions. Yummy. It was a hit with my girls! Will make this again. Not really a healthy conscience dish, but still awesome...

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