How to Make the Perfect Lobster Bisque – Easy Step-by-Step Guide

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Coconut milk is lower in calories and adds a unique flavor.

lobster

🥗Healthier: shrimp

💰Cheaper: crab

Shrimp is lower in calories, while crab can be more budget-friendly.

Dice 2 celery stalks finely.

Dice 2 carrots finely.

Dice 1 yellow onion finely.

Put a pan on the stove over medium high heat and melt 2 tablespoons of butter.

Add the diced carrots, celery, and onion to the pan and sauté for about 3-4 minutes until the onion starts to get translucent.

Add 3 tablespoons of tomato paste and stir.

Add 2 tablespoons of regular white flour and stir.

Deglaze the mixture with 3/4 cup of cherry and reduce by 2/3.

Add 1 1/2 cups of white wine and reduce by half.

Add 4 cups of lobster stock and bring it up to a boil.

Lower the temperature to medium and simmer for about an hour.

Steam the lobster meat in a steam oven until cooked through.

Remove the lobster meat and let it cool, then pull apart into smaller chunks.

After an hour, remove the soup from the stove and add it to a blender.

Blend the soup on high and then pass it through a sieve back into the pot.

Bring the blended soup back to a simmer.

Add 1 to 1 1/2 cups of heavy whipping cream to the soup.

Season the soup with sea salt to taste.

Plate by adding the lobster meat to a bowl and ladle plenty of the lobster bisque around it.

Garnish with chives.

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