# Homemade Lobster Bisque

This Creamy Lobster Bisque is filled with tender, buttery lobster in a rich and creamy bisque, perfect to serve for the holidays.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- lobster tails
- butter
- celery
- shallots
- garlic
- salt
- peppercorns
- bay leaves
- fresh thyme
- fresh parsley
- seafood seasoning
- white wine
- lobster shells
- 8 cups water
- roughly chopped carrots
- tomato paste
- flour
- heavy cream
- sherry wine
- freshly cracked black pepper

## Instructions

1. Thaw lobster tails in cold water.
2. Remove the meat, clean it, cut it into tiny pieces and place in the fridge.
3. Melt butter.
4. Sauté celery, shallots and garlic.
5. Season with a little salt.
6. Add in peppercorns, bay leaves, fresh thyme, fresh parsley, and seafood seasoning.
7. Pour in white wine.
8. Nestle in lobster shells.
9. Add about 8 cups of water.
10. Simmer for about 45 minutes until you get a rich lobster stock.
11. Remove larger pieces with a slotted spoon.
12. Run the rest through a mesh strainer and keep warm.
13. Gently poach the lobster in a little butter.
14. Once removed, add in roughly chopped carrots, celery, shallots.
15. Season with a little salt.
16. Add in fresh thyme, tomato paste.
17. Let this go for a few minutes.
18. Dust everything with flour and cook off the raw flour taste.
19. Gradually add in lobster stock until desired consistency.
20. Blend everything with an immersion blender.
21. Pour in some heavy cream and allow that to heat through.
22. Finish with sherry wine.
23. To serve, add buttery lobster into bowls.
24. Ladle in the rich and creamy bisque.
25. Finish with fresh parsley, freshly cracked black pepper, and a little more heavy cream.

## Equipment

- slotted spoon
- mesh strainer
- immersion blender
- bowls

## Tips

- Try not to overcook the lobster when poaching.
- Gradually add lobster stock until desired consistency.
- Finish with fresh parsley, black pepper, and a little more heavy cream.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89tyofN/
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- Extracted: 2026-02-12

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