INGREDIENTS
4 cups
crab shells
1/2 cup
dry white wine
1
large yellow onion, sliced or chopped
1
carrot, roughly sliced or chopped
1
celery stalk, roughly sliced or chopped
2 tbsp
tomato paste
2
sprigs of thyme
Several sprigs parsley
1
bay leaf
10
whole peppercorns
2 tsp
salt
2 tbsp
butter, unsalted
1/3 cup
shallots, chopped
3/4 cup
dry white wine
4 cups
shellfish stock
1/4 cup
white rice
2 tbsp
tomato paste
1 1/4 lb
or more of cooked crabmeat
1 1/4 cups
heavy cream
1/2 tsp
salt
1/8 tsp
cayenne pepper