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How To Make Lobster Bisque

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How To Make Lobster Bisque
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Lobster Bisque Recipe. For those who cannot get enough of fish and seafood, this rich soup will steal your cravings - ideal for a winter treat. Sample our Lobster Bisque recipe. Enlarge Lobster Bisque Recipe. For those who cannot get enough of fish and seafood, this rich soup will steal your cravings - ideal for a winter treat. Sample our Lobster Bisque recipe.
Serves:
4
Preparation Time:
20 minutes
Cooking Time:
1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time:
1 hour 40 minutes

Step 1: You will need

  • 2 lobster heads and leftover lobster pieces
  • 50 g butter
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 55 g tomato paste
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • A few sprigs of thyme
  • 120 ml brandy
  • 60 ml sweet white wine, such as Muscat
  • 1 ltr fish stock or water
  • 500 ml cream
  • salt, to taste
  • 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
  • A few sprigs of parsley, to garnish
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 knife
  • 1 large saucepan
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 sieve
  • 1 bowl
  • 1 ladle
  • 1 hand blender

Step 2: Chop the lobster head

Remove the shell from the head (set aside to garnish with later). Chop the meat and do the same with any other joints and leftover pieces of lobster.

Step 3: Make the bisque

Place the large saucepan on a high heat and melt the butter. Add the onion, carrots and garlic. Cook while stirring until the onions turn translucent. Add the chopped lobster pieces, tomato paste, brandy, sweet white wine, chopped tomatoes, thyme, cayenne pepper and salt. Stir well and add the fish stock.

Step 4: Finish with the cream

Add the cream to the saucepan and allow to simmer for approximately 1 hour.

Step 5: Strain the bisque

After approximately 1 hour, strain the broth into another saucepan (be sure to strain as much liquid from the solids as possible before discarding them).

Step 6: Whisk the soup

Stir vigorously until frothy.

Step 7: Serve

Ladle the soup into a serving bowl. Garnish with a few sprigs of parsley and the lobster head. Enjoy this seafood soup on a cold winter's day and enjoy all your favourite flavours of summer!
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Tips & Comments
  1. Nathan_Vella

    caN I USE RED WINE INSTAT OF WHITE WINE?

  2. Anonymous

    Hmmm, its not recommended to eat the contents of lobster heads, it isn't always healthy

  3. Anonymous

    i don't want to use the alcohol.. can i substitute them with something else (or ignore them altogether?) - joshua

  4. dtmaddog

    How to Make Lobster Soup