Chunky Maine Lobster and Pumpkin Bisque
Recipe courtesy of the National Fisheries Institute
Preparation facts
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients
4 oz Maine lobster meat
1 oz roasted pumpkin puree
1/2 oz port wine
1/2 oz bourbon
1/8 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp Maine maple syrup
1/2 cup cream
1 oz butter
1 oz flour
1/2 cup lobster stock
2 oz diced blanched pumpkin
1 oz roasted red bell pepper
1 oz hard cider
1/4 oz Ramsdell Farms goat cheese
2 sprigs chervil
Directions
Blanch whole lobsters until the meat separates from the shell. Reserve
and add to poaching liquid: pumpkin puree, port wine, bourbon, vanilla, and the maple syrup
and simmer gently for five minutes. Add cream and simmer for five minutes.
Combine butter and flour and cook gently, without browning until pale
white. Add to stock. Cook gently for five minutes. In a sauce pan place lobster meat, diced
pumpkin and pepper strips. Add stock and reheat. Add hard cider just before serving in a large
dinner bowl. Garnish with goat cheese and chervil.
People's Choice Award, 1995 Great Taste of Maine, Lobster Governor's
Tasting
Gregory J. Willoughby, The Olde House
Nutrition facts
Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 738
Calories from Fat 399 (54%)
% Daily Value*
70%Total Fat 46g
139%Saturated
Fat 27.8g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.9g
Monounsaturated Fat 12.4g
80%Cholesterol 240mg
33%Sodium 792mg
24%Potassium 857mg
12%Total
Carbohydrate 35g
15%Dietary
Fiber 3.8g
Sugars 1g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
62%Protein 31g