Lobster Bisque
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
4 cups
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
directions
- In large sauce pan, bring enough water to cover lobster to a boil. Plunge lobster into pot head first.
- Reheat to boiling; reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer 12-15 minutes until shell is red, lifting lid occasionally to let steam escape.
- Place boiled lobster aside to cool until it can be handled. Remove meat. Reserve the coral and the green fat.
- Put the cold water into a sauce pan and add the broken claws and shells. Bring to the simmering point and simmer 20 minutes.
- Melt butter in 2 quart saucepan over medium heat. Add milk until warmed.
- Slowly whisk in flour until a sauce is formed.
- Drain the lobster broth and add to the sauce. Dice the lobster meat and add.
- Season with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper to taste. Just before serving, add the coral mashed with the green fat. Mix thoroughly, reheat and serve.
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