
Top with a drizzle of olive oil, and scatter with extra cheese and spring onions. Add chopped onion, celery, carrots, and salt. 5.To serve, ladle the soup with a dumpling or two into a serving bowl. ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon white sugar to taste 1 cup heavy whipping cream warmed, divided 1-2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves thinly sliced, divided Equipment Large pot immersion blender Whisk Serving bowls (warmed) Instructions In large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Generally, a bisque recipe will follow these steps: Heat onions, mirepoix ( another French cooking word you should know) or other vegetables with seafood shells or another main ingredient until fragrant.If they're not ready yet, pop the lid back on and cook for another 3-5 minutes.
It should come out relatively clean, a few crumbs are OK, but it shouldn't be gooey. Insert a toothpick or bamboo skewer to check that the dumplings are cooked through. Try not to open the lid during cooking as the steam helps the dumplings puff up. Cover and cook on medium-low heat for 15-20 minutes. They will expand greatly during cooking so space them apart.
4.Using a large tablespoon or ice cream scoop, very gently drop balls of the dough, about the size of a golf ball, into the soup. Blend it until it is smooth, using a stick blender or in a food processor. 3.Remove the parmesan rind from the soup and discard. Beat the egg with the milk and pour into the flour mixture. Stir in cheese and spring onions and combine well. Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips, until the mixture is coarse and sandy (no need to break up the butter too much). 2.Meanwhile, make the dumplings by combining the flour, baking powder, salt and a good grind of black pepper in a bowl. Pour in the stock and parmesan rind if using, cover and cook for 15 minutes on low heat. Add the tomatoes (without the juice) along with paprika and chilli flakes and cook for 5-7 minutes on medium-low heat, leaving it to cook for intervals of 1-2 minutes before stirring to encourage the tomatoes to caramelise. Add the garlic, rosemary, tomato paste and stir for 2-3 minutes until fragrant and the paste begins to caramelise. When hot, add 60ml (1/4 cup) of olive oil along with the onion and cook for 6-8 minutes until soft. 1.Heat a large wide pot or Dutch oven on medium-low.