Week 8: TV Show Inspired - Soup Nazi Crab Bisque and Corn Muffin Tops [Cooking]

Intro from Cooking Challenge: The way I look at it, there are two ways to go about this: you could go the literal route and cook food actually featured on a tv show: Hannibal has some exceptionally well done food scenes (Jose Andres is the show’s culinary advisor), although the ingredients tend to be really out there (silkie chicken soup is one of the more accessible dishes). Some Simpsons-themed ideas include gazpacho (from Lisa the Vegetarian) or spicy chili (from El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer). If you have an iron stomach, you can try a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle style pizza.
You could also go a more ‘inspired by’ route as well. Fans of Psych could make something incorporating pineapple (there’s a hidden pineapple in every episode) or blueberry (in honor of Gus’s Toyota Echo). Here’s a blog of Gilmore Girls inspired eats. There’s also a good Game of Thrones related cooking blog, but since the recipes tend to be drawn from the books (and I honestly can’t remember how many specific foods they mention on the show) I’d say this falls into the ‘inspired by’ category. Really, the only limitation this week is your imagination (and how much TV you watch).

Seinfeld has always been a family-favorite TV show around my house, so of course I opted to make the Soup Nazi's crab bisque for this week's challenge.  Fair warning - This soup takes FOREVER to make.  Seriously, if you do it all by hand (e.g. not using pre-shelled and -cooked crab and stock), it's at least eight hours start to finish.  It also has some serious heat to it, so if you're not a spice-lover, tone down the pepper.

Recipe taken from here.