Cod & Sweet Pepper Bisque

Prep time: 10 minutes ... Cooking  time : 50 minutes ... Makes 4 servings

This is a good warm dish to serve on  these chilly and cold nights , just add bread  and a salad  ... I make hot water corn bread , salad and  some  smiles .

1 ...............tablespoon butter or margarine
2................large stalks of celery , finely chopped
1 ...............large  sweet red pepper , cored , seeded  and finely chopped
2 ..............tablespoons  chopped pimiento
1-1/2 .......tablespoons  all-purpose  flour
1 .............bottle ( 8 ounces) fish broth  or chicken broth
1/2 ......... cup dry  sherry
1 ............cup heavy cream
1 ...........cup half-and-half
1/4 ........teaspoon salt
1/4 ........teaspoon black pepper
6 ...........ounces  cod fish  ,  cut in chunks

1.          In a medium-size saucepan over moderate heat ... heat butter . Add celery  and saute  for 5 minutes . Add red pepper  and pimiento  and  cook until pepper cook until pepper is softened  ... about 10 minutes  more .
2 .          Blend in flour  , then  gradually whisk in fish broth or chicken broth  , stirring  constantly  until smooth . Add cherry  and cook , stirring  2 to 3 minutes .
3 .           Add heavy cream , half-and-half , salt  and black pepper , reduce the heat  to moderately low and cook  uncovered  for 30 minutes  . Do not overheat  or soup may curdle .
4 .          Add cod  and simmer another 10 minutes .

Heart healthy