This amazing Lobster Bisque recipe, made with fresh lobster, shallots and a bit of tobasco for heat, is the best lobster bisque soup ever!
I think we would all be hard pressed to find someone that doesn’t enjoy a nice lobster bisque. Creamy, buttery and flecked with lobster taste, it’s hard to beat a good bowl of it. It’s one of my go-tos when I go out to dinner (which is a rarity), and definitely judge a restaurant by their ability to execute it properly.
When I was discussing ideas for the week with David, I brought up the idea of doing a bisque. His eyes lit up, and he told me it was a great idea.
I might have oversold that. But he did say something along the lines of, “yeah, that’d be good.”
Same thing. Right?
This was fairly straightforward to make, definitely simplified with the use of a blender. You end up with a smooth and creamy soup, which is wonderful topped off with a round of puff pastry, if you so desire. I’m not going to win any nutrition awards here, but I might win one for taste!
Tools needed to make the best lobster bisque:
- You will need a [easyazon_link identifier=”B00004OCNS” locale=”US” tag=”gogogogo03-20″]whisk[/easyazon_link] to combine all of the ingredients smoothly.
- Also, you’ll need a [easyazon_link identifier=”B00NGV4506″ locale=”US” tag=”gogogogo03-20″]blender[/easyazon_link]. This makes sure the lobster bisque is super smooth and creamy!
- As for any soup recipe, you’ll need a [easyazon_link identifier=”B0001BMXKI” locale=”US” tag=”gogogogo03-20″]ladle[/easyazon_link] and some cute [easyazon_link identifier=”B07G9N5JRH” locale=”US” tag=”gogogogo03-20″]soup bowls[/easyazon_link] to serve it in!
If you liked this homemade lobster bisque, check out these other homemade soup recipes:
p.s. Happy Anniversary to my #1 taste tester. Here’s to many more happy years!
Lobster Bisque
Ingredients
- 6 T butter divided
- 2 shallots chopped
- 1/4 c flour
- 3 lobster tails meat separated from shell, shells reserved and meat chopped
- 2 cups seafood stock
- 2 cups cream
- 1 T paprika
- 2 tsp tobasco
- chopped fresh chives for garnish
Instructions
- In a large saucepan melt 4 T of the butter over medium heat. Add the shallots and saute until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Whisk in the flour and cook for 1-2 minutes. Slowly pour in the seafood stock and cream while whisking. Add in the lobster shells and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Remove the shells and discard.
- Add in 2/3 of the lobster meat, tobasco and paprika; simmer for 5 minutes.
- Working in batches, pour the soup into a blender and puree until smooth (conversely, you can use an immersion blender). Return the soup to the pot and add in the remaining lobster meat and 2 T butter. Simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with fresh chives, and serve.
Tammy says
could you tell me how you make your seafood stock? Thank you in advance.
Go Go Go Gourmet says
I feel like I should be ashamed to admit this (I’m not), but I use Swanson’s seafood stock. 🙂
mila furman says
Wow this looks so great!!! Hubs is a really HUGE fan of lobster bisque so this will be right up his alley 🙂
Go Go Go Gourmet says
Thanks Mila!
Sandra says
How do you make the little biscuit to top it with?
Jacqueline says
Hi Sandra, that is frozen puff pastry. After thawing, I used a round biscuit cutter and then baked it at 375 until puffed and golden ?