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Creamy Seafood Bisque with Lobster and Shrimp
A rich, restaurant style seafood bisque made with lobster, shrimp, scallops, and mussels in a silky homemade shell stock. Elegant, comforting, and deeply flavorful.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 45m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 1h 25m👤 Stephanie Manley📖 copykat
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Combine the white wine, bay leaf, onion, garlic, and celery in a large nonreactive stockpot over medium heat. Bring to a boil.
dry white wine2 cupsbay leaf1chopped onion1 cupminced garlic1 teaspoon
2
Add the lobster, cover the pot, and steam for ⏱️ 10 minutes. Remove the lobster and set aside.
3
Add the shrimp, cover the pot, and steam for ⏱️ 5 minutes. Remove the shrimp with tongs and set aside.
4
Add the mussels, cover the pot, and steam until they open, about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Remove the mussels with tongs and extract the meat. Set the meat aside, and discard the shells along with any mussels that do not open.
mussels (well scrubbed)24
5
Add 2 cups of water to the liquid in the pot, and bring to a boil.
6
Add the scallops. Cover the pot and steam for ⏱️ 3 minutes. Remove the scallops with tongs.
7
Extract the lobster meat, and peel and devein the shrimp, reserving all of the shells.
8
Chop the lobster and shrimp meat into bite-size pieces, cover and set aside.
9
Return the lobster and shrimp shells to the pot of broth and add 2 cups water.
10
Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for ⏱️ 30 minutes.
11
Strain the solids from the broth, return the liquid to the pot, and bring it to a simmer over low heat.
12
Add the cream, milk, thyme, parsley, and rosemary and simmer until the mixture thickens slightly, about ⏱️ 5 minutes.
milk1 cupdried thyme1 teaspoon
13
Return the lobster, shrimp, mussels, and scallops to the pot, and simmer for about ⏱️ 2 minutes.
mussels (well scrubbed)24
14
Stir in the spinach and carrots, and simmer for another ⏱️ 2 minutes, or until the spinach is just wilted.
fresh spinach (well rinsed and washed)1 cup
15
Season with salt and pepper, and stir in the lemon juice.
Nutrition Facts
calories
556 kcal
fat Content
46 g
serving Size
1 serving
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
404 mg
protein Content
15 g
cholesterol Content
231 mg
carbohydrate Content
11 g
saturated Fat Content
28 g
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