"jmcquown" > wrote in message
.. .
> 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.)
>
> Jill
>
>

Got any dried shrimp in your pantry? Or some shrimp shells? Those would be
good in the stock too, just to complement the lobster but not enough to take
over. I think I'd use the same stock ingredients you're using, maybe not
the parsley, but maybe I would. Dunno, never have.

Jack Sopa