Creamy Lobster Seafood Vegetable Soup

CREAMY LOBSTER (SEAFOOD) VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• STOCK:.
• Combine the first 7 ingredients in a large pot and bring to a full boil.
• Cook at the full boil for approx 1 hour.
• Use a colander to drain.
• Return liquid to the pot.
• Dispose of the carcass.
• Puree the cooked vegetables and set a side to be used as a thickener later.
• SOUP:.
• Combine the rest of the ingredients (except the crackers) in your large pot.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cook for 1 - 1 1/2 hours on medium heat - stirring occasionally.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the crackers approximately 15 - 20 minutes before serving. The crackers dissolve and thicken your soup.
• The crackers are used rather than flour or starch in order to freeze the soup without it separating and they do not take away any of the flavour.

LOBSTER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and celery flakes; blend well. Very slowly mix in milk and chicken stock. Add cold lobster, onion, parsley. Cook for about 10 minutes over medium heat.
• Add cream to desired consistency, and reheat. Season to taste.

MAKEOVER CREAMY SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute shrimp and scallops in 1 tablespoon butter until shrimp turn pink. Remove and set aside., In the same pan, saute the celery, red pepper and onion in remaining butter until tender. Sprinkle with flour; stir until blended. Gradually stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Return seafood to the pan; heat through.

LOBSTER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring the chicken broth and water to a boil.
• Chop up the lobster meat into small pieces and add it to the boiling liquid.
• Cover, turn down the heat and let simmer.
• In a skillet, heat a tbl of the olive oil and add celery, onion and garlic.
• Saute over medium heat, taking care not to brown.
• Add the tomatoes, wine and basil and saute for another 5-10 min.
• Add this to the lobster mixture and continue to simmer the soup for 30 minutes covered, over very low heat.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and mix in the remaining olive oil, then the flour.
• Whisk in the milk gradually, stirring continuously.
• When it begins to thicken (just when it begins, not when it gets real thick) stir this mixture gradually into the simmering soup.
• Be sure the soup does not boil after this point but is stirred and simmered over very low heat.
• Remove half of the soup and blend it in a high-speed blender until smooth.
• Half of the soup should retain flakes of the tender lobster meat and chopped vegetables.
• Mix in the blended soup with the lobster mixture.
• Season with salt& pepper.
• Serve this soup with fresh Italian bread.

CREAMY LOBSTER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in saucepan.
• Add onion, cook 2 minutes.
• Add potatoes and season well; pour in cream and milk; season again.
• Bring to a boil and cook 10 minutes over low heat.
• Add mushrooms and continue cooking 5 minutes.
• Stir in lobster and simmer 3 to 4 minutes over low heat.
• Sprinkle with chives and paprika before serving.