Quick Lobster Bisque

Description

Adjust the spices to suit your individual likes. You may also substitute cream for part of the half-and-half. Chicken stock will work if you can’t get lobster stock.

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon celery salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 cups half-and-half
  • 1 ½ cups lobster stock
  • 3 cups cooked lobster meat, shredded
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 3 tablespoons minced onion
  • 3 tablespoons minced celery
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
  • 1 cup cream

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir flour
  2. sea salt
  3. celery salt
  4. and black pepper into the butter. Gradually stir half-and-half into the mixture
  5. taking care that no lumps form. Add lobster stock; stir. Reduce heat to low and simmer
  6. stirring constantly
  7. until the soup begins to thicken
  8. about 15 minutes.
  9. Stir lobster
  10. tomato paste
  11. onion
  12. and celery into the soup; season with paprika
  13. thyme
  14. and seafood seasoning. Continue cooking the soup to heat the onion and celery
  15. about 10 minutes. Add cream; stir. Cook until hot
  16. about 5 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 8

Leave a Comment