Description
Enjoy this creamy and flavorful Romantic Lobster Bisque Sherry featuring tender lobster meat, rich cream, and subtle sherry vinegar. Perfect for elevating your special dinner occasions with a smooth, velvety texture and aromatic vegetables.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 live lobsters (1 to 1¼ lbs each)
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 small leek white part only chopped
- 1 carrot peeled and chopped
- 1 celery stalk chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 6 black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ¼ cup brandy or cognac
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 4 cups fish stock or lobster stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives finely chopped
- reserved lobster claw or tail meat
Instructions
- Boil salted water in a large pot and cook lobsters for 5 to 6 minutes until red, then cool them in ice water. Remove the meat from tails and claws, chop it, and save the shells.
- In a large pot, melt 2 tablespoons butter with olive oil over medium heat. Add onion, leek, carrot, celery, and garlic, and cook until soft and fragrant, about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Add crushed lobster shells and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often, to develop their flavor.
- Mix in tomato paste, bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns, and paprika; cook for 1 minute to release their aromas.
- Pour in brandy and ignite carefully to flambé, then once flames reduce, add white wine and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Add fish stock and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 25 minutes to blend the flavors.
- Strain broth through a fine sieve using pressure to extract all liquid, discard solids, and return the liquid to the pot.
- Stir in heavy cream and lobster meat (reserve some for garnish) and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat, stir in remaining butter and sherry vinegar, season with salt and white pepper, then serve topped with reserved lobster meat and chopped chives.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Method: Stovetop
Nutrition
- Calories: 400 kcal
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 150mg