Description
This recipe is a delicious Icelandic specialty. It is served by families during the winter holidays and is a restaurant specialty in coastal towns around the island. After a vacation to Iceland, I searched fervently for the recipe, and through research with trial and error, came up with this very authentic version. The soup is best enjoyed with slices of baguette.
Ingredients
- 10 tablespoons butter, divided
- 2 large onions, coarsely chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 pounds lobster tails – shelled, meat coarsely chopped, and shells reserved
- 8 button mushrooms, chopped
- 1 Red Delicious apple, coarsely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
- 4 carrots, coarsely chopped
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 3 ½ quarts water
- 2 tablespoons ground paprika
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 2 tablespoons dried tarragon
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs 19 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 49 mins
Servings: 12