LOBSTER BISQUE
This Lobster Bisque recipe is lusciously rich and creamy loaded with buttery lobster in every aromatic bite. It's always impressive and worthy of special occasions (Valentine's Day!) or company AND is make ahead friendly using my par-boil lobster method. You can serve as a heavenly entrée or a show-stopping starter but it's always SO worth the time to make. Homemade Lobster Bisque can be intimidating and expensive to make but I've streamlined the process and made it WAY less expensive by using lobster tails and walked you through with step by step photos, tips and tricks. The resulting Lobster Bisque recipe is velvety smooth, deeply rich, flavorful and oh so satisfying. If you're not sure you are a Lobster Bisque fan, this recipe will convert you!
Provided by Jen
Categories Appetizer Main Course
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Fill a large stockpot or Dutch oven half way up with water. Bring to a boil then season with ½ tablespoon salt. (While I'm waiting for the water to boil, I chop my veggies in the food processor). Reduce heat slightly and keep water at a gentle boil. Carefully add lobster tails and boil just until tails turn red, about 2-4 minutes depending on size. We don't want to cook the lobster meat all the way because we are going to sauté it in butter later. Remove tails with tongs or a slotted spoon to a cutting board. Reserve 1 cup liquid and discard the rest.
- Place the lobsters belly sided own on a cutting board. Use a sharp pair of kitchen shears to cut straight down the middle of the shell from the head to the fin. Pry the shells open with your fingers and remove the meat. Chop the meat into large bite-size pieces, cover and refrigerate. Cut the lobster shells with the kitchen shears into large pieces (about 3-inches).
- Melt butter with olive oil over medium heat in the now empty pot. Add lobster shells and cook for 2 minutes to develop the flavor. Stir in onions, celery, carrots, salt and pepper and cook an additional 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, tarragon, parsley, thyme, paprika and garlic; cook one minute. Add clam juice, chicken broth and bay leaves; cover and bring to a boil. Uncover and reduce to a simmer over medium-low for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally (it will be thick).
- Add soup contents to a colander (not a fine mesh sieve) over a large bowl. Pick out noticeable shells. Turn the colander slightly on its side so we can use the larger side holes. Force all of the contents except the shells through the holes by pressing down with a spatula; discard lobster shells.
- Add strained contents to a high-powered blender along with half and half and cornstarch. Blend until smooth using the soup setting.
- Add soup back to the stockpot. Stir in cayenne pepper. Bring to a simmer until it reaches desired consistency. For a thinner soup, stir in some reserved lobster stock. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper to taste (I like more pepper). At this point you can refrigerate or continue if ready to serve.
- When ready to serve, melt 1 tablespoon unsalted butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add lobster meat and season with freshly cracked salt and pepper. Cook while stirring, just until coated in butter and cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Stir lobster meat into soup. Serve immediately.
LOBSTER BISQUE
Rich and flavorful Lobster Bisque is an easy recipe to make at home. Succulent tender pieces of meat served in a puréed cream base soup.
Provided by Krissy Allori
Categories Soup
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Split lobster tails lengthwise with sharp kitchen shears. Remove meat and set aside. Add empty shells to stockpot or 4-qt sauce pan. Cover with seafood stock and water. Add Herbes de Provence and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat as low as you can while still maintaining a simmer. Allow to simmer, uncovered, for about 15 minutes.
- Add the lobster meat, cover with lid, and let simmer for 5 minutes. Remove when meat is bright red and white. If any part is still translucent, continue to simmer until cooked. Remove meat from pot and transfer to a cutting board. Cut into small pieces and refrigerate until ready to add to bisque.
- While the lobster stock is cooking, you can begin to make the bisque at the same time.
- Heat butter over medium high heat in a large pot. Add the onions, carrots, and celery. Stir to coat in butter and cook until soft, about 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
- When vegetables are just about done and begin to stick to the bottom of the pan, add garlic, stir to combine, and allow to cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add tomato paste, stir well to coat vegetables, and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium. Sprinkle over flour over mixture, stir well to combine, and cook while stirring frequently to prevent burning for an additional 2 minutes. The mixture should really start sticking to the bottom of the pan and turning brown. Do not allow it to burn.
- Add wine to deglaze pan. Stir well with a flat bottom wooden spoon, scraping the bottom of the pan. Allow in wine to simmer for several minutes. The liquid will reduce and the mixture will become thick.
- Set a fine mesh sieve or strainer over your pot and pour the lobster stock through the strainer into your pot. Discard shells. Stir broth into bisque base until well combined. Reduce heat to lowest setting to maintain a gentle simmer and allow to cook for about 30 minutes to allow flavors to develop. Stir occasionally during this time.
- Remove bisque from heat. Use an immersion blender to purée the soup right in the pot. Alternatively, transfer to a blender to purée and then return bisque to pot.
- Add heavy cream and chopped cooked lobster pieces to bisque and stir well. Heat over medium-low heat until bisque is heated through. Season with salt and pepper, as desired. Serve hot with crusty bread on the side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 486 kcal, Carbohydrate 19 g, Protein 11 g, Fat 35 g, SaturatedFat 21 g, Cholesterol 152 mg, Sodium 1300 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 6 g, ServingSize 1 serving
LOBSTER BISQUE
Learn how to make this classic French lobster bisque recipe from scratch. A perfect starter. Find out how to make the most of lobster shells!
Provided by Michelle Minnaar
Categories Soup
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan.
- Gently fry the onion, garlic, celery and carrot and cook until softened, which takes about 5 minutes.
- Turn up the heat, tip in the lobster shells and stir vigorously for 2 minutes.
- Pour in the wine, giving it a stir then let it bubble until the liquid has halved.
- Stir in tomato paste, thyme and bay leaf, then pour in the stock.
- Let the soup simmer slowly for 30 minutes, allowing the flavours to infuse.
- Tip the contents into a powerful food processor and blend until the shell pieces are tiny.
- Cover a big bowl with a large piece of muslin.
- Pour the contents into the muslin, then squeeze out every last drop out of the shell mixture and discard the leftovers. You will now be left with a smooth soup.
- Return the soup to a saucepan and add the cream and lobster meat. Let the soup heat through, then divide it between 4 bowls.
- Sprinkle parsley on top and serve immediately with fresh, crusty bread. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 473 calories, Sugar 6.6 g, Sodium 401.8 mg, Fat 21.5 g, SaturatedFat 11.8 g, TransFat 0.2 g, Carbohydrate 15.7 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 36 g, Cholesterol 184.5 mg
FRENCH-STYLE LOBSTER BISQUE
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Melt the butter in a large pan, once melted add the flour, a pinch of salt and pepper and the paprika. Stir well.
- Slowly whisk in the milk, followed by the chicken stock, the white wine, and continue stirring until a smooth and slightly thickened to a cream-like consistency. (This stirring can take several minutes but spending the time at this stage of the bisque is critical to the success of the dish. Be careful not to let the mixture boil as this may cause the bisque to curdle.)
- Add the onion, the carrots and simmer (again, do not boil) for 10 minutes. Add the cooked lobster meat and stir. Taste the bisque and adjust the seasoning to your liking.
- Stir in the cognac and finally, the cream. Heat through until piping hot.
- Serve in hot bowls with a crusty baguette on the side.
- Enjoy! Updated by Elaine Lemm
Nutrition Facts : Calories 366 kcal, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 128 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 29 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Sodium 518 mg, Sugar 8 g, Fat 19 g, ServingSize 8 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
LOBSTER BISQUE
My grandmother would make lobster bisque all the time, so it's always been a comforting recipe to me. If you don't care to cook live lobsters, they can usually cook it where you buy them. Just be sure to tell them to keep the shells; they are key to this delicious soup! -James Schend, Taste of Home Deputy Editor
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 1h45m
Yield 2 quarts.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, add 2 inches of water; bring to a rolling boil. Add lobsters, cover, and steam for 8 minutes. Remove lobsters, reserving liquid. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from claws and tail, reserving any juices; refrigerate meat and juices. , In the same Dutch oven, cook carrots and onion in butter over medium-high heat until tender, 5-8 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and cook until it starts to caramelize, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Stir in wine and simmer until reduced by half. Add lobster shells, bodies, reserved cooking liquid, reserved lobster juices and stock. Bring mixture to a simmer; cook 1 hour. Strain mixture, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible; discard shells and solids. , Return liquid to Dutch oven. Add rice and cook until extremely soft, 25-30 minutes. Puree in a blender until smooth. Add cream, thyme, salt and pepper. Bring mixture to very low simmer; add reserved lobster meat and cook until heated through. If desired, sprinkle with additional black pepper and parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 373 calories, Fat 26g fat (17g saturated fat), Cholesterol 127mg cholesterol, Sodium 942mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 10g protein.
PERFECT LOBSTER BISQUE
This is a decadent lobster bisque that is surprisingly easy to prepare. Your guests will be impressed and feel pampered. I serve this with salad and hot, buttered French bread.
Provided by LAURA_G123
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood
Time 40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the mushrooms, onion, celery, and carrot. Cook and stir until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the chicken broth, and season with salt and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.
- Pour the vegetable and broth mixture into the container of a blender, and add 1/4 cup of the lobster meat. Cover, and process until smooth. Return to the saucepan, and stir in the half-and-half, white wine, and remaining lobster meat. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently until thickened, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 190.9 calories, Carbohydrate 4.7 g, Cholesterol 66.2 mg, Fat 13.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 10 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 553.6 mg, Sugar 1 g
LOBSTER BISQUE
A quick and easy homemade lobster stock is the base for this rich, creamy soup. Each bowl is finished with buttery, succulent lobster meat and delicate fennel fronds.
Provided by Riley Wofford
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Time 2h45m
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Stock: In a large pot lined with a steamer basket, bring 1 inch salted water to a boil. Steam lobster tails, top-side down, until just cooked through and tails curl under, 6 to 8 minutes for small tails and 8 to 10 minutes for large. Transfer to a plate and let cool. When cool enough to handle, use kitchen shears to cut through underside of tails. Remove meat from shells; reserve shells. Run a paring knife along back of each tail and remove vein. Cut meat into bite-size pieces; cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high. Add shells and cook until fragrant and deep red in color, about 4 minutes. Add fish stock, wine, and 6 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, skimming impurities from surface, until reduced to 6 cups, 40 to 45 minutes. Strain stock into a large liquid-measuring cup or heatproof bowl. Wipe out pot. (Stock can be stored in airtight containers in the freezer up to 3 months.)
- Bisque: In same pot, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add fennel, onion, and garlic and season with salt and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, thyme, bay leaf, paprika, and cayenne; cook 1 minute. Add brandy, sherry, and strained lobster stock; season generously with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer 30 minutes. Remove thyme and bay leaf.
- Working in batches, puree soup in a blender until smooth. Return soup to pot. Let cool 15 minutes. Whisk together cream and cornstarch, then stir into bisque. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring, until thickened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Adjust seasoning as desired.
- Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add lobster meat and cook until just warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour soup into bowls and serve, topped with lobster, fennel fronds, and a squeeze of lemon, if desired. Soup can be made in advance and stored in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 2 days.
LOBSTER BISQUE WITH ARMAGNAC
You are looking at this recipe because you like Lobster Bisque... look no further. This recipe is to die for! It was adapted from a recipe by Darren Lock, chef of The Point, a former Rockefeller lodge high in the Adirondacks. Start preparing the bisque as soon after cutting the lobsters as possible. MAKE AHEAD: The recipe can be made through Step 4 & refrigerated a day. Just rewarm before proceeding. Wine pairing: A dish of this complexity and grace deserves a wine with just as much. Try it with the rich and silky Selbach-Oster Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 2001 from Germany. Buy two bottles and save one for 2025.
Provided by NcMysteryShopper
Categories Lobster
Time 1h55m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Boil water in a large stock pot.
- Twist claws and tails off lobsters and reserve bodies. Add claws and tails to the boiling water. Simmer tails for 3 minutes, and claws until they turn bright red all over, about 8 minutes. Remove lobster pieces as they finish cooking and place in a large bowl. Reserve the cooking liquid.
- Let the lobster cool slightly. Crack claws and remove the meat from the tails and claws, cover and refrigerate.
- Twist legs off the lobster and cut the bodies into large pieces.
- Heat olive oil in a large enameled cast-iron casserole. Add fennel, celery, carrot, onion, leek and garlic and cook over moderately high heat, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are browned, about 8 minutes.
- Add legs and body pieces to the casserole and cook over high heat, stirring, until shells start to brown, about 8 minutes.
- Sprinkle flour evenly over the shells and stir well. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, until it starts to brown, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in wine and Armagnac and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Stir in thyme, bay leaf, saffron and the reserved lobster cooking liquid until smooth.
- Simmer broth over low heat, skimming occasionally, for about 1 1/2 hours. Strain broth and press on the solids to extract as much liquid as you can. Return broth to the casserole.
- Add heavy cream to the casserole and simmer for 5 minutes. Season the bisque with salt and pepper.
- Cut reserved tail and claw meat into 1" pieces. Add the meat to the simmering bisque and cook until just heated through, about 1 minute.
- Add a splash of Armagnac to 8 soup plates. Ladle the lobster bisque into the soup plates, garnish with the parsley and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 596, Fat 21.2, SaturatedFat 8.4, Cholesterol 364.2, Sodium 1117.4, Carbohydrate 21.6, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 3.4, Protein 67.2
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