Alan Davidson

Lobster Bisque (economical)

Preparation info
  • Serves

    Six

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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North Atlantic Seafood

By Alan Davidson

Published 1980

  • About

Lillian Beckwith’s Hebridean Cookbook is both practical and readable. This recipe reflects the feeling for economy which we Scots possess and is very useful if you live near a source of lobster debris.

Ingredients

  • lobster shells, 1 or 2
  • water, 1½ litre (2 pints

Method

‘Pound the lobster shell into small pieces and put into the cold water along with the salt and pepper and sweet basil. Bring to the boil and simmer for one and a half to two hours. Sieve the liquid carefully so that no pieces of shell remain.

‘Meanwhile melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the flour until it begins to froth. Add lobster stock slowly, stirring continuously. Cook for te