Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2009

you will have to make alot of changes to this recipe, so i am not sure why it has rated so high. I chose to make this recipe exactly as directed and without any extras. Although the taste of the lobster bisque was very nice, i could not get the butter to cook in it just sat on top of the soup. As well the soup itself was very thin and runny, not thick as it sould be. As long as you have time to be creative i am sure that this could eventually be a nice soup.

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

This was a wonderful bisque! I left out the mushrooms, used a bottle of clam juice and half the chicken broth, added 1/2 can tomato sauce and used crawfish tails instead of lobster. Huge hit - the pot was scraped clean.

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2009

This was a great way to use up leftover lobster. I had to use condensed milk since I had no half-and-half. I also didn't have any chicken broth, so I added a can of bar clams with their juice. I also added a chili pepper, a clove of garlic and a tablespoon of tomato paste. It was a huge hit.

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linda

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2009

This recipe is great, but I did make a few modifications. First I chopped all the veggies together in a food processor. I then sauted them for a few minutes while I was chopping up the lobster. I did place some of the lobster in the food processor to get a noce texture for the bisque. I left the remaining lobster in slightly bigger chunks to make the bisque a little hardier. All in all the recipe came out great and I would definitely make it again.

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Amanda

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2009

used fresh lobsters and boiled the chick broth with the lobster shells for a while. Great flavor...excellent. Could have been a little thicker and may make a small rue first next time.

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

Perfect base bisque. I played with some ingredients, to the veg ingredients I added some cilantro, chili peppers and chopped clams in there juice. I used the clam juice to substitute for the chicken broth, I used a 1/8 of salt & an 1/8 of chili powder and 4 pressed garlic cloves. It gave it a mellow bite and needless to say"It was bangin" This dish will definitely be appearing on my table again.

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2008

My husband and I had this dinner tonight and this is an easy and delicious recipe. As suggested by others, I added more mushroom,carrots, celery, garlic than called for because without it would have been like water. Also, I added 3/4 can of tomato paste which is absolutely neccessary, as is the cayenne pepper. I changed none of the liquid ingredients. This is definitely a keeper. Oh, almost forgot. Besides the 1 lb. fresh lobster, I added 7 large shrimp and a can of lump crab meat.

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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2008

great recipe, i think it is some work but good, i put 2 stalks of celery, 2 carrots, 2 tbsp of mushroom, 3/4 onion, tomato paste 6 oz, and i used a live lobster, i let it cook in the sauce till done, and then i picked meat from the lobster. let some of the body of the lobster marinate in the cooking process, and i also used clam juice, it is very tasty, and can be expensive, for special occassions, i will make again , thank you from florida

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2008

i give this recipe 4 stars because i , like other reviewers altered the recipe some. i omitted the celery and mushrooms,added 4 oz. of tomatoe paste, a splash of clam juice and doubled the cayenne pepper, oh and used whole milk in place of the half and half. everyone loved it and raved about it. thank you

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Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2008

This is the Perfect Lobster Bisque. It was a plus that I had my own home-made lobster stock to add. Thanks for the recipe!!

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2008

Fantastic recipe! My only issue was a minor mistake of the Cayenne pepper slipping and an undetermined amount of cayenne went into the soup. I did manage to scoop some out,however a good amount remained in it. Everyone was very impressed and asked for seconds. Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2008

I found the soup a little thin (perhaps it's my personal liking), so I started in another pot with a roux base (4 TBS each butter, flour and some milk) and added it to the soup. It's a WOW! My family and guests loved it. Thanks for such a great recipe.

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2008

This was a great recipe! My fiance thought it was so much better than the upscale restaurant here in town...the only things I did differently from the recipe was to add some roasted red bell pepper strips (from a jar) during the simmering, then used sherry instead of white wine (just to taste...don't measure too often!). I swear I could have eaten the broth prior to adding the lobster! Absolutely fantastic, and so quick & simple!

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2008

I've used this recipe with some modifications based on all of the reader reviews & it always comes out great. I use my hand blender to blend the vegetables & seafood, because I found that transferring to the countertop blender was too messy. Also, I add clam juice instead of broth, as it gives it more of a seafood flavor, and I skip the wine. I also use just celery & onions and not the carrots & mushrooms. I also use imitation crab & lobster meat sometimes, or throw in scallops and/or shrimp. The base is excellent, and the cayenne pepper gives it just enough kick! I forgot to mention that I also add a small can of tomato paste and blend it with the vegetables and broth/clam juice. It helps thicken the bisque a bit and also gives it more flavor and color.

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2007

DELICIOUS! I was very nervous to try a somewhat expensive recipe just to botch it up. This was not the case. I used heavy cream instead of half and half in an attempt to thicken the bisque (I think a flour/water mixture would also do the trick). For the wine, I used a basic white port purchased at the liquor store. My boyfriend and I really liked it and I'm sure I'll be making it again soon.

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2007

One of the best I have ever had! I did add a little more cayenne pepper to spice it up just a bit more.

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Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2007

I made this for friends who love Lobster bisque, 20 of them, and it got rave reviews. I used the Shells to flavor the soup and strained it through a sieve, chopped up the tail meat and sauted with butter for a garnish and it was a huge success. Otherwise followed the recipe. good luck

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SwondPooping

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Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2007

Loved the taste, but texture left something to be desired.

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jbalsmom

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2007

The flavor was good but there was something not quite right with the texture... a little frothy.

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2006

While this wasn't too bad, it just didn't measure up without additions. It didn't thicken up enough to please us! I added a tablespoon of tomato paste, and thickened it at the end with flour mixed with heavy cream. Also added additional lobster meat at the end.

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