Lobster Bisque Recipe
An excellent recipe for quick and easy lobster bisque.
Servings: 8
Equipment
- 1 stock pot
- 1 immersion blender
Ingredients
- 2 lbs lobster cooked and cut into pieces
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 1 carrot peeled and diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups lobster stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Remove the meat from the lobster and set it aside.2 lbs lobster
- In a large pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, carrot, and garlic, and cook until the vegetables are tender about 5 minutes.¼ cup butter, 1 medium onion, 2 stalks celery, 1 carrot, 1 clove garlic
- Stir in the flour and cook for an additional 2 minutes.¼ cup all-purpose flour
- Add the lobster stock, cream, wine, tomato paste, salt, white pepper, and cayenne pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes.4 cups lobster stock, 1 cup heavy cream, ½ cup dry white wine, 1 tablespoon tomato paste, 1 teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon white pepper, ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Remove the pot from the heat and use an immersion blender to blend the soup until smooth.
- Return the soup to the heat and add the lobster meat—Cook for another 5 minutes or until the lobster is heated through.
- Garnish with chopped parsley and serve hot.