Shrimp Bisque Christmas Special

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 medium sized carrot, thinly sliced
• 1 small onion chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon leaf thyme, crumbled
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 3/4 pound raw shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 to 3 tablespoons paprika
• 3 cups milk
• 2 cups half and half
• fresh dill

1. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large sauce pan. Saute carrots and onion until tender about 3 minutes. Add bay leaf, thyme, wine and shrimp. Cook just until shrimp turn pink, about 3 minutes. Drain shrimp into a bowl reserving liquid.
2. Melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter in same sauce pan, stir in flour. Cook stirring constantly until bubbly. Add reserved shrimp liquid to sauce pan along with salt, paprika and milk. Cook stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
3. Reserve 8 whole shrimp, coarsely chop remainder. Add chopped shrimp and vegetables with half and half to sauce pan heat thoroughly. Garnish with remaining whole shrimp and fresh dill.

butter, carrot, onion, bay leaf, leaf thyme, white wine, shrimp, flour, salt, paprika, milk, dill

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/shrimp-bisque-christmas-special-50010668 (may not work)