Classic Lobster Bisque
By: Blackswan
Published: Friday, December 4, 2009 - 10:17pm

Ingredients




1 fresh live Spiny lobster (Spider)
Lobster stock (reserved from Steamed Lobster recipe)

1 small tray of fish bones
2 carrots (chopped)
2 stalks of celery
1 large onion (chopped)
300 grams tomato paste
200 grams Bulla thickened cream
3 tablespoons white wine/brandy
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
Parsley (chopped)

Salt & pepper

Preparation

1 Wash & boil the fish bone to prepare stock. Remove bones & set aside. 2 Take a deep breath. Position the tip of the knife blade & plunge it through to the cutting board to separate the lobster’s head & tail. Lobsters can have the body parts cut off & still be moving. Refrigerate to keep it fresh. 3 Heat oil & add butter. Fry the vegetables till soft & transfer into the pot of fish stock. 4 Add lobster & wine. Quickly remove the tail when it’s half-cooked. 5 Using a sharp scissors, cut under shell of the tail section & pull out the flesh carefully. Put the meat aside & throw the shells back into the stock & simmer until liquid reduced by half. 6 Remove shells & strain mixture by pressing gently down to extract liquid. Discard vegetables & shells but keep the head. 7 Return liquid to pot. Add paste, parsley & simmer for another 15mins. 8 When bisque is ready, stir in starch with cream. Stir over medium fire till thickened. 9 Optional) If you’re using brandy, you may wanna remove the pot from the heat & pour in the cognac before stirring in the flour (step 9). Ignite the cognac with a long kitchen match & let the alcohol burn off. 10 Add the half-cooked lobster meat just before serving. Do not overcook. 11 Add wine & season to taste. Serve piping hot & garnish with parsley. To enjoy the delicious lobster roe, use a lobster pick or skewer & pick out the flesh & roe from the head.

About


This is the classic Lobster Bisque recipe for My Lobster Affair & I'm using Spiny Lobster for this dish.  Please visit http://luxuryhaven.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-prepare-live-lobster.html for How To Prepare A Live Lobster!

Comments:
Babel Low

I've tried making this & it's really delicious. Thks for sharing!
Blackswan

Thks Babel, for trying it out & I'm glad u like it!