Lobster Bisque - MI Coop Kitchen

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
• 4 tablespoon chopped onions
• 4 tablespoon chopped celery
• 4 tablespoon chopped carrot
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 (32-ounces) chicken or vegetable broth
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 1 pound cooked lump lobster meat (or imitation lobster or crab)
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Add mushrooms, onion, celery and carrot. Cook and stir until tender. Stir in flour.
• Stir in the broth and season with salt and cayenne pepper.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Pour the vegetable and broth mixture into a blender or food processor with 1/2 c. lobster meat.
• Cover and process until smooth.
• Return to saucepan and stir in half-and-half, white wine and remaining lobster.
• Cook over low heat, stirring frequently until thickened, about 30 minutes.
• Garnish with lobster meat and fresh parsley.
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