Chestnut And Lobster Soup
From elgourmand2 8 years ago
- 1 Hr. to make
- Serves 4
When a light meal is called for, a nice creamy soup with a side dish or two is a great option. Had some chestnuts left over from the last batch Justin brought up and the lobster catch has been good lately. Yes, I pay the lads for lobster but a it’s mates rates so about half the cost of shrimp. Read more Yep, shrimp or scallops will work. If using shrimp you might want to add some tiny dried shrimp to the stock to amp the flavor. See less
Ingredients
- • One 2 lb. (1 kg) live lobster. It’s soup so maybe frozen would work. shopping list
- • 3 cups whole milk. shopping list
- • 2 cups (or more) chicken or veggie stock. shopping list
- • 1 small bay leaf. shopping list
- • 6 fresh thyme sprigs. shopping list
- • 4 fresh parsley sprigs. shopping list
- • 2 ½ cups chestnuts, quartered. shopping list
- • 1/4 cup Madeira. shopping list
- • 1 Tbs. butter. shopping list
- • Minced fresh chives. shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Cook lobster in pot of boiling salted water until shell turns bright red and meat is opaque in center, about 8-10 minutes. See Photo
- 2. Transfer lobster to large bowl; let cool.
- 3. Working over same bowl to catch juices, twist off claws and tail. Split the shells and pull out the meat.
- 4. Reserve shells; scrape out green tomalley and discard.
- 5. Cut meat into 1/2-inch pieces; cover and chill.
- 6. Bring milk, stock, bay leaf, thyme, parsley, and lobster shells with any accumulated juices to simmer in heavy large saucepan.
- 7. Cover; simmer 10 minutes. Strain into large bowl. Return strained liquid to pan. Add chestnuts; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered until tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
- 8. Working in batches, puree soup in blender.
- 9. Bring the pureed soup to simmer. Stir in Madeira. Thin with more stock, if necessary, and stir until heated through. Season with salt and pepper.
- 10. Meanwhile, melt butter in small skillet over medium heat. Add lobster meat; sauté 1 minute to heat through.
- 11. Ladle soup into bowls. Top with lobster meat. Sprinkle with minced fresh chives and serve. See Photo
- I added a complex green salad and some fresh homemade dinner rolls See Photo. I have a few bottles of Kiwi 2009 3 Stones Sauvignon Blanc and that went very well. See Photo
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