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Coastal Maine Lobster and Scallop Bisque

Submitted by: Julienne Guyette-Bailey
See more like this in: Soups/Stews

INGREDIENTS:

(4 servings)

1½ pound live Maine lobster

2 Tablespoons butter

½ pound scallops

1 quart half & half

3 drops Tabasco, to taste

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 pinch salt & pepper, to taste

2 Tablespoons fresh chopped chives

DIRECTIONS:

In a large pot of rapidly boiling water, cook Maine lobster for about 4 minutes.  Remove and cool.  Remove meat from claws and tail, cut into chunks.

 

In a heavy bottom pot, melt butter until bubbling.  Add scallops and sauté about 2 minutes.  Add Maine lobster and cook about 1 minute.

 

Slowly add half & half, Tabasco, and Worcestershire sauce.  Simmer for 10 minutes.

 

Adjust seasoning with salt & pepper.  Serve in heated bowls and sprinkle with chives.

NUTRITIONAL:

Per serving:

calories 450.8                            

cholesterol 159  milligrams

protein 23.9  grams                  

sodium 395  milligrams

total fat 24.3  grams                 

dietary fiber 0  grams

carbohydrate 12.3  grams                

calcium 290  milligrams

Nutritional information provided by MasterCook II.  Nutritional profiles are meant to be approximate guides to nutrient contents of the recipe.  Those persons on special diets may require more specific nutrient data and should consult their personal physicians, registered dietitians, and/or food manufacturers.



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