lobster bisque

was doing a lobster pasta, so made use of the lobster shells to make a lobster bisque. 🙂

625g live lobster S$39.90/kg=S$24+

bought a 625g live lobster from sheng shiong. price was S$39.90/kg so cost S$24+.

there is supposed humane way to kill the live lobster – i am cooking lobster bisque & lobster pasta & killing a live lobster for the first time – so i followed the steps.

after killing & cooking the lobster for lobster pasta, i set aside the head & tail & put the remaining lobster shells into the shellfish stock.

i felt that the lobster shells alone were not sufficient to make a intense, flavourful stock for the lobster bisque. so i fried in butter prawn shells & heads (from about 1 kg of prawns) then added 600ml vegetable (or chicken) stock & the lobster shells. i added some water & let the shellfish stock boiled lightly over 2 hrs, then sieved & reserved the stock for the lobster bisque & seafood risotto.

lobster bisque

i added chopped yellow onions, celery & carrots to olive oil & butter, softened the vegetables & added chopped leeks & diced tomatoes, some salt & paprika. i added 1 tablespoon of flour to thicken. then i added 400ml shellfish stock (kept 200ml for my risotto) & 1/3 cup brandy & added water & boiled for another 1/2hr & reduced to about 600ml. then i used immersion blender to blend to a very smooth, rich soup, then added 3 teaspoon heavy cream & sea salt to taste.

it was a very intense, tasty soup, smooth & consistent, sweet with lobster & prawn stock & vegetable base, & with a nice mellow brandy flavour. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

Ingredients:

• lobster (i used 625 maine lobster)
• 1/3 cup brandy
• heads & shells from 1 kg prawns (for shellfish stock)
• 600ml vegetable stock
• 1 yelllow onion(chopped)
• 2 stalks celery (chopped)
• 1 carrot (chopped)
• 2 stalks leek (chopped)
• 1 diced tomato
• sea salt, coarse black pepper & paprika (to taste)
• 3 tsp heavy cream (to taste)

Directions:

1. prepare shellfish stock – kill & cook lobster for lobster pasta. set aside head & tail. fry in butter prawn shells & heads (from about 1 kg of prawns). add 600ml vegetable (or chicken) stock & the lobster shells. add some water & let the shellfish stock boil lightly over 2 hrs, then sieve & reserve the stock for the lobster bisque & seafood risotto.

2. cook lobster bisque – add chopped yellow onions, celery & carrots to olive oil & butter, soften vegetables & add chopped leeks & diced tomatoes, some salt & paprika. add 1 tablespoon of flour to thicken. add 400ml shellfish stock. add 1/3 cup brandy water & boil for another 1/2hr & reduce to about 600ml. use immersion blender to blend to a very smooth, rich soup, then add 3 teaspoon heavy cream & sea salt to taste. result = a very intense, tasty soup, smooth & consistent, sweet with lobster & prawn stock & vegetable base, & with a nice mellow brandy flavour.