Lobster Bisque from Scratch
4.5
Ingredients
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 90 min
- Total
- 120 min
Instructions
- 1 Pour 4 cups seafood stock into a large pot and bring to a rolling boil. Add lobster tails and boil until flesh is opaque, about 5 minutes. Remove tails and reserve all broth. Shell all tail meat and set aside.
- 2 Melt butter in another pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, and celery. Sauté until vegetables are starting to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic and sauté, 30 to 40 seconds. Pour in sherry; let it reduce by half. Pour in reserved seafood stock. Add rice and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium-low. Let simmer until rice is tender, about 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf.
- 3 Blend all contents of the soup until smooth using an immersion blender. Add tomato paste, tarragon, salt, thyme, pepper, paprika, and cayenne. Let simmer over medium-low heat for 30 minutes more. Pour in cream and stir in well for that trademark pinkish/orange bisque color. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls and top with a generous lump of lobster meat.
By Brian Genest