4 lobster bisque with cognac cream Recipes

butter, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, carrot, chopped, bay leaf, fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried thyme, cooked lobster meat, cut into chunks, dry white wine (pinot grigio, dry vermouth, or sauvignon blanc), tomato, peeled, seeded, and chopped, lobster stock or 6 cups chicken stock or 6 cups fish stock or 6 cups the strained liquid reserved from boiling lobsters, heavy cream, salt & freshly ground black pepper, cognac (optional) or 2 tbsp brandy (optional), chopped fresh parsley leaves (to garnish )

water, live lobsters , split lengthwise, pure olive oil, fennel bulb (halved, cored and coarsely chopped ), celery ribs, coarsely chopped, carrots, coarsely chopped, onion, coarsely chopped, leek , halved lengthwise and coarsely chopped, unpeeled head of garlic , halved crosswise, all-purpose flour, tomato paste, dry white wine, armagnac or 3 tbsp cognac, plus more for serving, fresh thyme, bay leaf, saffron thread, heavy cream, salt & freshly ground black pepper, chopped fresh parsley

lobsters, extra-virgin olive oil, unsalted butter, leeks , halved lengthwise, onions, halved, stalks celery, in big chunks, carrots, in big chunks, fresh thyme, orange zest, tomato paste, cognac, all-purpose flour, heavy cream, whole peppercorns, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, grated orange zest, for garnish, chopped chives, for garnish, grilled brie and tomato, optional, recipe follows, tomatoes, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, unsalted butter, softened, thick) slices crusty bread, brie, sliced thin