Roasted Pepper And Lobster Bisque Food

ZUPAS ROASTED RED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Start by melting 2 tablespoons of butter in a medium sized soup pot.
• When melted add diced onion, celery, thyme, basil, cayenne pepper, salt and garlic. Sautee vegetables for about 10 minutes until the vegetables are tender, stirring frequently.
• Add the water, vegetable base, heavy cream, and roasted red peppers into the soup pot and bring to a simmer.
• Place the burr mixer in the soup and blend until the soup has a smooth texture. Add the bay leaf and simmer for an additional 20 minutes. pick out the bay leaf to finish.

ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER BISQUE WITH SHRIMP AND ROMANO CHEESE

Steps:

• Char red bell peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag. Let stand 10 minutes. Peel and seed peppers. Cut 1 pepper into matchstick-size strips and set aside. Coarsely chop remaining 4 peppers. Combine chopped peppers and stock in heavy large saucepan. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer until peppers are very tender, about 5 minutes. Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. Return puree to saucepan. Mix in paprika and sugar. Simmer 5 minutes to blend flavors. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover bell pepper strips and soup separately and refrigerate.) Whisk in cream and pecorino Romano cheese. Season to taste with hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add reserved bell pepper strips and shrimp and sauté until shrimp are cooked through, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Divide shrimp mixture among 4 bowls.
• Rewarm soup; ladle around shrimp mixture. Sprinkle basil over and serve.

ROASTED RED PEPPER BISQUE

Steps:

• Broil peppers 4 in. from the heat until skins blister, about 5 minutes. With tongs, rotate peppers a quarter turn. Broil and rotate until all sides are blistered and blackened. Immediately place peppers in a large bowl; cover and let stand for 15-20 minutes. , Peel off and discard charred skin. Remove stems and seeds; set peppers aside., In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender; cool slightly. In a blender, combine the onion mixture, 2 cups broth and roasted peppers; cover and process until smooth. Return to the pan. , Stir in cream and remaining broth; heat through (do not boil). Stir in salt and pepper. Sprinkle each serving with 1 tablespoon cheese.

ROASTED RED PEPPER BISQUE (SOUP)

Steps:

• In large pot, heat clarified butter and sweat celery, onion, leeks and garlic until tender. Add roasted red peppers and tomato paste. Cook briefly then add roux and cook until roux is softened and hot. Add chicken stock and mix well with wire whip to avoid lumps. Continue to stir until soup comes to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and let simmer until roasted red peppers break down. Add heavy cream and crumbled chevre cheese and again bring to a boil. Place soup in blender and puree until smooth. Adjust seasoning with salt and white pepper. Strain soup through china cap.

ROASTED RED PEPPER BISQUE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven heat olive oil, add bay leaves, onions, carrots and garlic. Saute until tender. Add piment de espelette, thyme, marjoram, celery salt, black pepper and saute 1-2 minutes.
• Add Marsala wine and reduce by half. Season to taste with fine sea salt and black pepper.
• Add chicken stock, roasted red peppers, red pepper liquid and fine sugar. Stir the bisque and bring to a slow boil. Reduce to a simmer stirring for 30-minutes.
• In a sauce pan warm the heavy cream and whisk in fresh grated nutmeg. Season with sea salt and white pepper to taste.
• Whisk in the warm cream into the bisque. Add fresh basil and parsley. Whisking the bisque bring to a slow boil for 10-minutes.
• Remove the bisque from the heat and whisk in the Crème Fraiche. Puree the bisque and strain. Season with fine sea salt and white pepper to taste.
• Serve Roasted Red Pepper Bisque in warm bowls.
• Garnish with fresh parsley sprig.

LOBSTER BISQUE

Steps:

• Boil water, add salt followed by Lobster, boil for 6 minutes. Remove lobster from water with tongs and place in cold water to cool. Reserve cooking liquid, this is your fish stock. If opting to use a ready cooked lobster you can substitute with other fish stock from a cube.
• Once cool enough to handle, place lobster on its back and with a chefs knife, cut the lobster from underneath, all the way from the tail to the head. Rinse away any tomally from the head cavities. Remove and refrigerate claw and tail meat.
• Heat 25 g. of the butter in your soup pot. Add the crushed lobster shells. Each piece should be not more than roughly 1 square inch. All pieces should be in contact with the butter, fry at medium high heat for 5 minutes until colour and smell is maximised.
• Deglaze the pot with the white wine, leaving the shells in the pot. Add the parsley, reserved salted boiling water and the chicken stock. Leave to boil slowly for 45 minutes. Place a lid on the pot after half the cooking time.
• Meanwhile, prep your veg and sautee in the rest of the butter. Once the stock is ready, drain the stock, taking care to remove any shell and parsley. Add the stock to the vegetables with the Thyme, Bayleaf, Tomato Pure, Brandy and Sherry. Boil slowly under a lid for another 45 minutes.
• When ready to serve, blend the bisque, add cream and reheat. Heat a tiny knob of butter with half the lemon juice in a pan, add the reserved lobster meat, fry over a moderate heat for 1 minutes. Add the rest of the lemon juice to the bisque. Place the lobster meat in a heated soup bowl and serve the bisque in front of the guest for added drama.