Lobster Bisque

Lobster Bisque

21 Sep 2020 by Wright Brothers Team

A meal that's slightly more difficult and takes a little longer, but one we can't recommend more. Serve the Lobster Bisque with lobster meat and crusty bread for the full delicious experience.
  • Time 90minutes
  • Serves 4
  • Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

Bisque

  • 4 cooked lobster tails large or medium
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped 
  • 1 tsp fresh taragon, chopped plus more to serve
  • 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 3 tbsp all-purpose flour, or plain flour
  • 1 1/4 cup dry white wine, or sherry
  • 4 cups lobster stock, or seafood or fish stock
  • 3/4 - 1 cup heavy cream

Garlic Butter Lobster Meat

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • Salt, pepper and cayenne, to taste

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Instructions

The Stock:

  1. Remove the meat from the shells (see Additional Tips section below on how to remove the lobster meat), reserving the meat and any liquid that comes out of the shells.
  2. Fill a large pot with 5 cups of water and add the cubes of fish stock, follow the instructions as per the fish stock packaging equivalent to the water measurement then bring to a boil.
  3. While boiling, add the lobster shells into the pot, reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer for a further 15 minutes to draw as much flavour out of the shells as possible.
  4. While stock is simmering, chop the meat into bite-sized pieces and refrigerate.

The Bisque:

  1. Heat butter and oil in a large, heavy-based pot over medium heat, Sweat the onions, carrots, celery and fresh herbs. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Season with the bouillon powder, salt and pepper/s. Stir in 4 cloves of minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  2. Mix in tomato paste, cook for a further minute to coat vegetables. Sprinkle over flour and cook, while stirring occasionally for a further 2 minutes.
  3. Pour in wine, simmer and let reduce to half. Stir in lobster stock, reduce heat and gently simmer while stirring occasionally, until liquid has thickened slightly and flavours have blended, about 30 minutes.
  4. Take off the heat, transfer mixture to a blender and blend until smooth. Alternatively, purée with an immersion blender until very smooth. Return to medium-low heat and stir in heavy cream.

Garlic Butter Lobster Meat:

  1. Melt butter a skillet pan over medium heat. Sauté garlic for 30 seconds, until fragrant.
  2. Add in chopped lobster meat, season with salt, pepper and cayenne to taste. Lightly sauté for 1 minute while stirring occasionally, until lobster meat is just warmed through.

To serve:

Mix 3/4 of the lobster meat into the bisque. Pour into individual serving bowls. Top each bowl with remaining lobster meat and extra tarragon. Serve with a crusty bread for a delicious meal!

ADDITIONAL TIPS:

Remove the Lobster Meat - Place lobster tail on your counter with the back of the tail facing up. Use sharp kitchen shears to cut down through the centre to the end of the tail. With your thumbs and fingers, open the shell to loosen it from the meat, opening the meat away from the shell side walls. Pull the meat up from the bottom of the shell to seperate the shell from the meat underneath it.

Alternatively, use both hands to press down on tail to crack shell. Hold tail, shell facing down, and pull back on both sides of shell to crack open and remove meat.

Blend- Puree right in the pot with an immersion blender or pour into a blender. If using a blender, you may need to blend in batches of two or three to prevent pressure from building up inside the jug from the heat. Make sure you take the centre piece out of the lid to let the steam escape.

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