Lobster Bisque Recipe | Epicurious

Ingredients

• 2 1-pound live lobsters
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 large celery stalk, sliced
• 1 small carrot, sliced
• 1 garlic head, cut in half crosswise
• 1 tomato, sliced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 whole black peppercorns
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 1/2 cup dry Sherry
• 4 cups fish stock or bottled clam juice
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water