Red Lobster Bisque Recipe

Seafood is the popular option for dinner or lunch as always. Among all other seafood items, red lobster soup is one of the best items. If you like red lobster, you must try the red lobster bisque recipe.

Usually lobster is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, protein, minerals, and also in vitamins. Serving the lobster bisque will enhance the health benefits. What’s more, adding this dish to your menu will also assist you in weight loss and improve your mental health.

It’s delicious and also an easily made dish. Almost all the ingredients to make this dish are pantry. So, let’s try it!

Red Lobster Bisque Ingredients 

To make the red lobster bisque, you’ll require the following ingredients-

 Ingredients for Lobster Broth 

Red Lobster Tail (2)

The first element you need to make your lobster broth is the lobster tail. Take 2 lobster tails and wash them to clean. For the lobster tails, you either can use the fresh ones or the frozen ones. If you use the frozen ones, you must defrost them before boiling. 

Water (5 Cups)

You need to add a lot of water to boil lobster tails properly. Take 5 cups of water to boil them. 

White Wine (1 Cup)

Take 1 cup of white wine. Make sure the wine is dry. Take from any brand. We like to take it from the Pinot Grigio.

Better than Bouillon (½ Tbsp)

Adding the better than bouillon in the broth will give a unique taste and flavor. You need to add ½ tbsp of better than bouillon.

Salt & Pepper (1 Tsp Each)

Add salt according to your taste. We’ll add 1 tsp. Also, the pepper is required of 1 tsp. 

Bay Leaf (1)

Adding bay leaf will bring a nice aroma. We will add 1 bay leaf to our dish. So, you also need to apply 1.

Ingredients for Bisque

Now you need to arrange the ingredients for making the main dish. Here’s what you need-

Thinly Chopped Carrots (1 Cup)

Take 2 medium carrots and chop them into thin pieces. 2 carrots will make 1 cup. If you need more to get your 1 cup full, take accordingly.

Celery Stalks (2)

You need two 2  celery stalks for this recipe. It’s a flavor-influencing agent. Adding this element will spread a nice flavor and taste.

Salt & Pepper (1 Tsp Each)

Add salt and pepper according to your taste. We’ll add 1 tsp of each of these elements.

Onion (1 Cup)

You need to take 1 cup of chopped onion. Adding more will make the flavor too strong. So, keep it in 1 cup.

Tomato Paste (3 Oz)

Adding tomato paste will thicken the bisque. It will give the dish an exclusive color as well. Take 6 oz tomato paste.

Unsalted Butter (4 Tbsp)

Take 4 tbsp of unsalted butter. Here, you need not to use these 4 tbsp to cook the bisque. You need 3 tbsp of butter to cook the bisque. The remaining 1 tbsp will be required to cook the lobster meat. 

Flour (2 Tbsp)

Adding flour will also thicken up the bisque-like tomato paste. But, you don’t need much of this element. Take 2 tbsp of flour for today’s recipe.

Heavy Whipping Cream (1 Cup)

You also need to apply whipping cream to get a thick texture to your bisque. Take 1 cup of whipping cream. Adding whipping cream will also increase the taste. 

Dry White Wine (½ Cup)

Use ½ cup of dry white wine. Wine will bring a strong flavor. However, if your bisque is mainly for kids, decrease the amount or skip adding this ingredient. 

How to Make Red Lobster Bisque?

Dividing the cooking process into two parts, you can easily make your dish. First you’ll have to make the lobster broth. And then you’ll have to go for your main dish bisque. Here’s how-

Step-1

Put your pan on the stove put 5 cups of water and put the lobster tail in it. Boil for 10 minutes at medium-high heat. 

Step-2

Now remove the lobster tail from the pan and keep it aside for 5 minutes to cool. Keep the pan full of water as it is. Don’t waste the water. 

It will be easier you peel once the tails are cold. When the tails are cold enough to touch, remove the meat from the shells. Now refrigerate the meat. 

Step-3

This time take the shells of the tail and add them to the pan of water left on your stove. Add salt, pepper, bay leaf, and wine. Let it simmer for 25 minutes. Keep the heat medium-low heat.

Step-4

Your lobster broth is ready to strain. Strain the broth on a large bowl and keep the broth aside. 

Step-5

Now, in the same pan, put 3 tbsp of butter and allow it to melt. Then add celery, chopped onion, and carrot. Saute them for 5 minutes and allow the onion to become light brown. 

Step-6

This time you need to add other ingredients. So, add flour ande continue stirring to incorporate the flour properly with veggies. 

Step-7

Once the flour is mixed well, you need to add lobster broth, tomato paste, thyme, whipping cream, white wine, salt, and pepper.  Keep stirring to mix them all. 

Bring them to a boil for 15 minutes and ensure a tender texture. Blend the mixture in your electric blender. Transfer the blended mixture to a bowl and keep aside. 

Step-8

You’re almost near. Put another skillet on your stove and put the remaining 1 tbsp butter. Keep the heat medium.  Let the butter melt and then add the refrigerated lobster meat (Meat you removed from the lobster tails in the beginning). Now fry them for 5 minutes. 

Step-9

Now top the fried lobster meat in the bowl of blended mixture. Your red lobster bisque is ready to serve.

Best Side Dishes to Serve With 

The red lobster bisque can distinctively stand out all alone by its taste. Because it comes with a rich filling that requires no other side dishes. Still, it’s a fantastic dish to serve with many other side dishes as we mentioned above. You can serve your favorite dish with it to make it heavy-

• French dip Sandwich 
• Cornbread
• Stuffed Mushrooms 
• Baked Potatoes
• Garlic Potato Wedges
• Tomato Salad 
• Vegetable Salad
• Garlic Bread

Conclusion

If you want to have your dinner with light yet a delicious dish, go for the red lobster bisque recipe. It will take only an hour to make this dish. This dish can be a special dish for parties, holidays, or any of your special days. 

Besides, in the Thanksgiving, Christmas, or summer holidays, it can be an excellent dish to add to your menu. You need nothing extraordinary other than the red lobster. 

And almost all other ingredients are very common. So, making this unique dish won’t cost you a lot. You can make it with a small budget. 

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