Saffron And Prawn Bisque Saffron adds a special flavour and colour to this delicious soup. This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana. By Sanjeev Kapoor 15 Jun 2014 in Recipes Course New Update Main Ingredients Saffron, Prawns Cuisine French Course Soups Prep Time 26-30 minutes Cook time 11-15 minutes Serve 4 Taste Mild Level of Cooking Moderate Others Non Veg Ingredients list for Saffron And Prawn Bisque 7-8 strands Saffron 8 Prawns peeled and deveined 2 tablespoons Olive oil 4-5 cloves Garlic chopped 100 grams Pumpkin sliced thinly 1 medium Onion sliced 2 medium Carrots cut into roundels 1 Leek chopped 1 Bay leaf 20 Prawn heads 1 medium Tomato chopped 2 inch piece Celery chopped 8-10 Black peppercorns to taste Salt 2 tablespoons Butter 2 tablespoons Refined flour (maida) Method Heat olive oil in a pan. Add garlic, pumpkin, onion, carrot and leeks and saute. Add bay leaf and continue to saute. Heat another pan. Add prawns heads and two cups of water and let it boil. Reduce heat and let it simmer. Place the prawns one on top of the other and wrap in a piece of aluminium foil drop this into the pan with prawn heads and water and let it cook. Add a cup of water to the vegetables and cook till soft. Add tomato along with celery, black peppercorns and salt. Mix and cook for one minute. Remove the bay leaf and transfer the mixture into a blender. Blend to a smooth pruee. Remove the scum from boiling prawn stock. Heat butter in another pan. Add refined flour and saute for one minute. Add prawn stock little by little and stir well to avoid lumps. Add the vegetable puree and cook for one to two minutes. Strain into a deep pan. Bring the mixture to a boil again. Transfer this into a serving dish. Unwrap the prawns and place it in the centre. Sprinkle saffron strands and serve hot. #Bay leaf #Black peppercorns #Butter #Carrots #Celery #Garlic #Leek #Olive oil #Prawn heads #Pumpkin #Refined flour (maida) #Salt #Tomato Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now You May Also like Advertisment Read the Next Article