Lobster stock

Name: Lobster stock
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes approx 1 litre stock
Cuisine: French recipes
Ingredients: 25g butter; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 carrot, chopped; 1 celery stick, chopped; 4 sprigs fresh thyme; The shells from 2-3 cooked lobsters; 1 tomato, roughly chopped; 1 tsp tomato puree; ¼ tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tbsp brandy; 60ml dry white wine; 1 litre chicken stock

Easy
May 2011

Easy
May 2011

Test kitchen approved

Makes approx 1 litre stock
Takes about 45 minutes

Use this stock as a base for bisque-like soups, shellfish stews or paella-like rice dishes.

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Ingredients

25g butter
1 small onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery stick, chopped
4 sprigs fresh thyme
The shells from 2-3 cooked lobsters
1 tomato, roughly chopped
1 tsp tomato puree
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp brandy
60ml dry white wine
1 litre chicken stock

Method

Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the onion, carrot, celery and thyme and fry over a medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes. Meanwhile, break or cut up the lobster shells into small pieces.
Add the lobster shells to the pan and fry for 2 minutes. Add the tomato and tomato puree and fry for 1 minute more.
Add the brandy and white wine and set alight with a match, to burn off the alcohol. Take care and stand back as you do so. When the flames have died down. Add the chicken stock, bring to the boil, lower the heat and leave to simmer for 20 minutes.
Transfer the mixture to a liquidiser, in batches if necessary, and blend to a coarse puree. Strain through a muslin-lined sieve into a clean pan, squeezing out as much of the liquid as you can. The stock is now ready to use or freeze for later use.