Lobster Bisque, a recipe from Jonathan Cartwright on the Worldwide Gourmet

Ingredients

• - 1 liter (4 cups) Lobster stock
• - 1 liter (4 cups) heavy cream
• - 1 onion, finely diced
• - 6 tomatoes, finely diced
• - 250 ml (1 cup) brandy
• - 125 ml (1/2 cup) sweet white wine (Muscat)
• - 1 clove of garlic
• - 2 tbsp. lobster coral, if available
• - 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
• - 1 sprig of thyme
• - 1 sprig of parsley
• - 1 sprig of tarragon
• - Salt, pepper and cayenne
• - Juice of half a lemon