"Nothing is thrown away in the kitchen": this has now become a commandment in my kitchen! I just made some delicious prawns in a pan, and for the recipe I wanted to completely shell these crustaceans. Many juices are concentrated in the head and in the carapace, so I thought of using them for the preparation of a cartoon, also called shrimp bisque: it will be the ideal base for flavoring fish-based dishes!
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 32 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
- 200 g of shrimp scraps
- 500 ml of water
- Homemade food: 1 tablespoon of vegetable cube
- 100 g of cherry tomatoes
- 1 sprig of parsley
- A few basil leaves
- A few stalks of chives
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
Materials Needed
- Casserole
- Colander
- Chopping board
- Knife
Preparation
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For this recipe we used scraps of prawns (carapace and head). However, it is possible to replicate the recipe with scraps of other crustaceans, such as lobster and scampi.
To prepare a fish broth, you can also use fish scraps such as bones and head of sea bass, sea bream, turbot, croaker etc. The broth must always be filtered before being used as a base for other preparations.- Shell the shrimp and remove the carapace, head and legs. The pulp can be used for the preparation of other recipes (eg shrimp cocktail, pan-fried prawns, paella, etc.).
- Clean and wash the cherry tomatoes, then cut them into small pieces.
- Pour a drop of oil into a saucepan and combine the shrimp scraps and cherry tomatoes. Brown the scraps for a few minutes.
- Pour the water over the waste and allow it to boil again. Add a tablespoon of homemade vegetable cube (alternatively, use plain salt). Cover with the lid and cook over low heat for one hour.
- After one hour, the broth will have reduced and taken on a reddish color.
- Filter the shrimp fumet and flavor with a finely chopped parsley, chives and basil. The cartoon can be used as a base for all fish dishes.
- It can be kept in the fridge for a couple of days or in the freezer for 2 months.
Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
Now we can use the shrimp bisque to give a precious and aromatic touch to our favorite fish dishes! The comic can be kept for a couple of days in the fridge, or to prolong storage, you can put it in the freezer (perhaps in ice molds) and consume it even after a couple of months.Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
The Shrimp Bisque is a low-calorie cooking base, of which it is very difficult to indirectly estimate the chemical profile; this is because it is not possible to assess either the quantity of substances that pass from the shell of the crustaceans to the liquid or the quantity of water lost with boiling.
The values shown refer to the nutritional translation of the ingredients.
The Shrimp Bisque is a food that lends itself to any diet (except, of course, for shellfish allergies); it has no contraindications of any kind and the average portion is not relevant from a nutritional point of view.
