A recipe for Lobster Bisque. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Lobster Bisque shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
1 1/2 pound lobster, cleaned5 Tbs. butter, melted
1/4 cup carrots, diced
1 each onion, chopped
1/2 each bay leaf
1, thyme
2 each parsley sprigs
3 Tbs. cognac
1/3 cup white wine
1/2 cup fish, or chicken broth
1/4 cup flour
3 cup boiling milk
3 Tbs. cream
1, red food coloring (optional)
Directions
Crack lobster claws and cut body and tail into four or five pieces. Saute diced carrots and onion with 2 Tbs. butter for 5 minutes. Add bay leaf, thyme, parsley and lobster. Cook until lobster turns red, about 5 minutes. Add 2 Tbs. cognac and ignite. Add white wine and broth. Simmer 20 minutes. Remove meat from lobster, reserving shells and broth.Melt 3 Tbs. butter in a saucepan. Add flour. Cook, stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Add 3 cups boiling milk all at once and whisk until smooth. Crush lobster shells and add to sauce. Add reserve broth with vegetables and simmer, covered, 1 hour. Strain through a sieve. Heat to boiling and add 3 Tbs. cream. You can add a few drops of red food coloring to give it that lovely pink color, if you wish. Add the lobster, before serving, plus remaining cognac.
