Am Sat, 11 Dec 2004 04:28:53 -0600 schrieb jmcquown:

> Okay, kilikini wants me to use my lobster tails. I was going to simply
> broil them brushed with butter, garlic and Penzey's Bonnes Herbs but... I'm
> a soup-a-holic. I'm thinking lobster bisque. I have 4 slipper lobster
> tails, about 1 lb including shells. I would like to make lobster stock
> using the shells, so I can make a bisque without using vegetable or chicken
> stock or a soup base.
>
> What seasonings would I add along with the lobster shells and water? I'm
> thinking onion, carrot, celery, garlic, bay leaf, leek, parsley,
> peppercorns. Suggestions are what I'm after. (Yes, I know how to make the
> bisque, just not the stock.)

I might add fennel and a glass of white wine.

Petra in Hamburg, Germany