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Seafood Bisque

You can make the best creamy seafood bisque with lobster, mussels, shrimp, and scallops with this recipe.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 556 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 cups dry white wine
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic 
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 1 1/2 pounds lobster
  • 12 shrimp in the shell
  • 24 mussels well scrubbed
  • 12 sea scallops
  • 4 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1 cup fresh spinach well rinsed and washed
  • 1/2 cup grated carrot
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Instructions

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  1. Combine the white wine, bay leaf, onion, garlic, and celery in a large nonreactive stockpot over medium heat. Bring to a boil.
  2. Add the lobster, cover the pot, and steam for 10 minutes. Remove the lobster and set aside.
  3. Add the shrimp, cover the pot, and steam for 5 minutes. Remove the shrimp with tongs and set aside.
  4. Add the mussels, cover the pot, and steam until they open, about 5 minutes. Remove the mussels with tongs and extract the meat. Set the meat aside, and discard the shells along with any mussels that do not open.
  5. Add 2 cups of water to the liquid in the pot, and bring to a boil.
  6. Add the scallops. Cover the pot and steam for 3 minutes. Remove the scallops with tongs.
  7. Extract the lobster meat, and peel and devein the shrimp, reserving all of the shells.
  8. Chop the lobster and shrimp meat into bite-size pieces, cover and set aside.
  9. Return the lobster and shrimp shells to the pot of broth and add 2 cups water.
  10. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
  11. Strain the solids from the broth, return the liquid to the pot, and bring it to a simmer over low heat.
  12. Add the cream, milk, thyme, parsley, and rosemary and simmer until the mixture thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
  13. Return the lobster, shrimp, mussels, and scallops to the pot, and simmer for about 2 minutes.
  14. Stir in the spinach and carrots, and simmer for another 2 minutes, or until the spinach is just wilted.
  15. Season with salt and pepper, and stir in the lemon juice.

Nutrition Information

Calories 556kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 11g (4%) Protein 15g (30%) Fat 46g (71%) Saturated Fat 28g (140%) Cholesterol 231mg (77%) Sodium 404mg (17%) Potassium 443mg (13%) Fiber 0g (0%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 3595IU (72%) Vitamin C 7.2mg (8%) Calcium 174mg (17%) Iron 1.9mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 556

% Daily Value*

Calories 556kcal 28%
Carbohydrates 11g 4%
Protein 15g 30%
Fat 46g 71%
Saturated Fat 28g 140%
Cholesterol 231mg 77%
Sodium 404mg 17%
Potassium 443mg 9%
Fiber 0g 0%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 3595IU 72%
Vitamin C 7.2mg 8%
Calcium 174mg 17%
Iron 1.9mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.