Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 1/2 lb Lobster; cleaned 3 tb Cognac
5 tb Melted butter 1/3 c White wine
1/4 c Diced carrots 1/2 c Fish or chicken broth
1 Sm chopped onion 1/4 c Flour
1/2 Bay leaf 3 c Boiling milk
Pinch of thyme 3 tb Cream
2 Sprigs parsley Red food coloring (optional)

CRACK LOBSTER CLAWS AND CUT BODY AND TAIL INTO FOUR OR FIVE PIECES. Saute
diced carrots and onion with 2 tablespoons butter for 5 minutes. Add bay
leaf, thyme, parsley and lobster. Cook until lobster turns red, about 5
minutes. Add 2 tablespoons cognac and ignite. Add white wine and broth.
Simmer 20 minutes. Remove meat from lobster, reserving shells and broth.
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan. Add flour. Cook, stirring
constantly for 2 minutes. Add 3 cups boiling milk all at once and whisk
until smooth. Crush lobster shells and add to sauce. Add reserve broth with
vegetables and simmer, covered, 1 hour. Strain through a sieve. Heat to
boiling and add 3 tablespoons cream. You can add a few drops of red food
coloring to give it that lovely pink color, if you wish. Add the lobster,
before serving, plus remaining cognac.
Philip Schulz
PRODIGY service Guest Chef FROM: GUEST CHEF (EXPT46B)

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