Real Maine Lobster Stock
From jaie 17 years agoIngredients
- 3 quarts of water shopping list
- 1 Maine lobster, live, 1 pound OR up to 5 pounds of leftover lobster shells shopping list
- 1 carrot, coarsely chopped shopping list
- 1 leek, white part only, coarsely chopped shopping list
- 2 celery stalks, coarsely choppd shopping list
- 6 mushrooms, caps and stems, coarsely chopped shopping list
- 1 onion, coarsely chopped shopping list
- 2 bay leaves shopping list
- 5 parsley stems shopping list
- 6whole white peppercorns shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves, whole, peeled shopping list
- 1 cup white wine, the good stuff shopping list
How to make it
- Stock from whole lobster:
- In a large stock pot, bring water to a rolling boil. Place the lobster in the boiling water to completely submerge and cover; quickly return to a boil.
- Add carrot, leeks, celery, mushrooms, onion, bay leaves, parsley stems, peppercorns, garlic and white wine.
- Cover pot and boil 10-12 minutes for a hard shell lobster or 7-9 minutes for a new shell lobster.
- Immeiately remove cooked lobster from stock pot and place on ice until cool enough to handle.
- Remove meat and refrigerate until ready touse. Return the shell pieces to lobster stock, bring to and boil and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
- Strain through a colander. The stock is now ready to use. May be frozen for up to 6 months or refrigerated for 5 days.
- Stock from shells:
- Add lobster shells and hind legs to stock pot in place of the whole lobster as directed above.
- Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to a gentle simmer for 30 minutes.
- Strain stock through a colander.
- You may reserve shells and vegetables for composting.
- Yields 2-1/2 quarts
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