Ingredients

Ingredients

• 4 live Cornish lobsters, each 500g/1lb 2oz

• olive oil, for frying the vegetables

• 12 baby carrots

• 12 bulbs baby fennel

• 12 baby leeks

• 12 asparagus tips

• 4 small leaves spring cabbage

• 50g/2oz shelled broad beans

• 50g/2oz shelled peas

• chopped tarragon

• picked tarragon, chervil and chives, to garnish

For the saffron bisque

• 500ml/17fl oz extra virgin olive oil

• 50ml/2fl oz Cognac

• 100g/3½oz carrots, finely chopped

• 100g/3½oz onion, finely chopped

• 100g/3½oz fennel, finely chopped

• ½ clove garlic, chopped

• a few whole white peppercorns

• a few coriander seeds, crushed

• a few cumin seeds, crushed

• a few cardamom pods, crushed

• pinch saffron strands

• 1 star anise, crushed

• 1 bay leaf

• 5 sprigs of thyme

• 30g/1oz tomato purée

• 250g/9oz fresh plum tomatoes, chopped

• salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 100g/3½oz unsalted butter

• a little lemon juice

Description

This Recipe Makes More Bisque Than You Need For 4 People, And Will Keep Well In The Fridge For A Couple Of Days.

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