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								Seafood Bisque |  
				6-8 servings  |  
						| Ingredients: |  
		1/2 cup finely chopped shallots (about 2)  
1/4 cup finely diced celery  
2 sticks (1/2 pound) butter  
1 quart water  
1 Tablespoon chicken base  
a sprinkle or two of instant flour, or your favorite lc thickener  
2  6.5-oz. chopped clams with juice  
1/2 lb uncooked shrimp, cleaned, shelled, deveined  
1/3 lb cod (leave in one piece)  
1/3 lb salmon (leave in one piece-remove skin)  
4 cups heavy cream  
1 small can crab meat  
1/2 cup dry sherry  
chives for garnish, optional  
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					- 1
 - Sautè shallots and diced celery in butter, until soft. Add thickener, if desired, and stir with a wire whip for 5 minutes, on low heat and set aside. Bring 1 quart of water to a boil. Add chicken base, clams with juice, all of the shrimp and the whole pieces of cod and salmon. Return to a boil; lower the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. Strain the stock, and reserve the seafood. Stir the shallot/butter mixture into the stock. 
  
					- 2
 - Flake the large pieces of boiled fish and add the canned crabmeat. Add the heavy cream and sherry. Bring to a simmer and heat through. Add chives, if desired.
  
		 
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		Carbs: 
 2-3 carbs per serving
 
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