Ingredients
Method
Main
1.Heat butter in a large saucepan, add onion and sauté over medium heat for 6 minutes or until soft, add celery, carrot and herbs and cook for 8 minutes or until soft. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes, then add wine and cognac and simmer for 5 minutes or until reduced by half.
2.Add 1kg of prawns and cook for 5 minutes, then add fish stock and simmer for 10 minutes. Cool slightly, then pulse mixture, in batches, in a food processor until smooth and pass through a sieve, discarding solids.
3.Return bisque to a clean saucepan, add breadcrumbs and simmer over medium heat for 2 minutes or until thick, then press through a fine sieve, discarding solids. Return bisque to pan, season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground white pepper and keep warm.
4.Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat, add remaining prawns and sauté over high heat for 2 minutes or until crisp. Ladle bisque into bowls, top with fried prawns and serve.