Shrimp Bisque Recipe

Ingredients:
400 gr. uncooked shrimp,
3 tablespoons butter,
2 tablespoons flour,
2 teaspoons minced garlic,
1 teaspoon sweet paprika,
3 tablespoons tomato paste,
3 l. fish of vegetable stock,
1 onion, finely chopped,
500 ml. cooking cream,
4 oz dry white wine,
1 teaspoon hot sauce,
1 teaspoon fresh tarragon,
salt and white pepper to taste.

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Recipe: Peel and devein the shrimp; do not discard the shells. Heat the butter in a pan and saute the garlic and onion for 4 minutes. Add the shrimp shells and keep sauteeing until they turn red, then add the paprika and flour to the pan and stir. Two minutes later deglaze with the white wine and add the tomato paste. Stir the contents of the pan and pour in some of the stock. Whisk briefly and strain the content of the pan in a saucepan; discard the shrimp shells. Add the rest of the stock and the peeled shrimp. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and blend the shrimp bisque with a stick blender. Return the saucepan to the heat and bring to a boil again. Add the cooking cream, fresh tarragon and hot sauce, and season to taste. Serve in soup bowls and garnish the shrimp bisque with a cilantro leaf and a few grains of red caviar.