New England Lobster Bisque

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Lobsters - cooked (medium)
2 1/2 cups	156g / 5.5oz	Chicken consomme
1		Onion - sliced
3		Celery stalks with leaves
1		Bay leaf
2		Whole cloves
8		Peppercorns
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Butter
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Flour
3 cups	711ml	Milk
1 cup	237ml	Cream - hot
1 tablespoon	15ml	Dry sherry - if desired

Recipe Instructions

Remove lobster meat and dice. Crush the shells and add them with then ends of the claws to the chicken consomme, onion, celery, bay leaf, cloves, and peppercorns. Simmer for 1/2 hour, then strain.

Melt butter, blend in flour, and add the milk gradually. When smooth and bubbling, add the lobster and stock and simmer, covered, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cream and sherry.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

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