Lobster Bisque


Course : Bisques
Serves: 12
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Ingredients:


3/4 cup unsalted butter

1 cup onion

1 cup celery

3/4 cup carrot

1 cup dry white wine

1 cup chicken broth

1/2 cup parsley

1 pieces bay leaf

1/4 teaspoon thyme

1/4 teaspoon cayenne

28 ounces italian plum tomato

1/4 cup flour

3 cups milk

2 pounds lobster meat

1 cup cream

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
 

Preparation / Directions:


Heat one-third of the butter in a heavy saucepan, over a medium flame add onions, celery, and carrots heat and stir for 5 minutes, until onions are transparent add wine, chicken broth or fish stock, parsley, bay, thyme, cayenne, and tomatoes bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring often strain through a chinois or cheesecloth, discarding vegetables heat remaining butter in a skillet, over a moderate flame whisk in flour, heat and stir for 3-4 minutes whisk in scalded milk, heat and stir until thickened remove from heat and stir in 1 cup of the strained broth stir milk mixture into the broth add lobster heat and stir, over a medium flame, for 20 minutes remove from heat stir in heated cream season to taste with salt and white pepper serve hot note: some versions finish with 1/4 cup sherry

 

Nutritional Information:

306 Calories (kcal); 20g Total Fat; (59% calories from fat); 18g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 129mg Cholesterol; 435mg Sodium


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