Lobster Gnocchi Soup

I had a leftover lobster tail and some fresh gnocchi (I didn't make the gnocchi, it was store bought) and decided to make a soup with them.  My inspiration was clam chowder and corn chowder together, in other words a cream soup using my lobster and gnocchi's along with diced potatoes.  I used all of the lobster tail to make this soup, shell and all, so it is a great use of leftovers.  When I started making the soup, I had an idea of the ingredients, but I added more along the way.  So, several ingredients didn't have a photo cameo, sorry about that.

 I love having a lot of color in soup.

Ingredients for Lobster Stock:

Lobster Shell

1 Yellow Onion

5 cloves Garlic (not pictured)

8 cups Water

1 tablespoon Sea Salt

1 stalk Celery

1 Carrot (not pictured)

Ingredients for Lobster Gnocchi Soup:

Lobster Stock

Lobster Tail Meat

1 Yellow Onion

5 Russet Potatoes

Package of Fresh Gnocchi

2 cups frozen Sweet Corn

2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream

1 tablespoon Sea Salt (not pictured)

1 tablespoon Fresh Thyme (not pictured)

2 teaspoons Garlic Powder (not pictured)

1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika (not pictured)

Process for Lobster Stock:

Peel onion and cut into quarters.

Peel garlic.

Clean and cut carrot into quarters.

Clean and cut celery into quarters.

Add all ingredients to a pressure cooker pot.

Set pressure cooker to high for 30 minutes.

Allow pressure to naturally release.

Pour stock through a metal sieve into a large stock pot.

 Dice lobster meat.

 Peel and dice onion.

 Peel and dice potatoes.

 Remove Thyme leaves from stems.

Bring stock to boil and add potatoes, onions, corn, thyme, and sea salt.

Cook for 5-8 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.

Add gnocchi and cook until gnocchi floats.

Sprinkle smoked paprika and garlic powder into soup and stir.  

Pour in cream and cook until it boils, turn off heat and serve.

Enjoy!

Lobster Gnocchi Soup

Printable Recipe Found Here

Ingredients for Lobster Stock:

Lobster Shell

1 Yellow Onion

5 cloves Garlic

8 cups Water

1 tablespoon Sea Salt

1 stalk Celery

1 Carrot

Ingredients for Lobster Gnocchi Soup:

Lobster Stock

Lobster Tail Meat

1 Yellow Onion

5 Russet Potatoes

Package of Fresh Gnocchi

2 cups frozen Sweet Corn

2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream

1 tablespoon Sea Salt

1 tablespoon Fresh Thyme

2 teaspoons Garlic Powder

1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika

Process for Lobster Stock:

Peel onion and cut into quarters.

Peel garlic.

Clean and cut carrot into quarters.

Clean and cut celery into quarters.

Add all ingredients to a pressure cooker pot.

Set pressure cooker to high for 30 minutes.

Allow pressure to naturally release.

Pour stock through a metal sieve into a large stock pot.

Process for Lobster Gnocchi Soup:

Dice lobster meat.

Peel and dice onion.

Peel and dice potatoes.

Remove Thyme leaves from stems.

Bring stock to boil over medium high flame and add potatoes, onions, corn, thyme, and sea salt.

Cook for 5-8 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.

Add gnocchi and cook until gnocchi floats.

Sprinkle smoked paprika and garlic powder and stir.  

Pour in cream and cook until it boils, turn off heat and serve.

Enjoy!

Broiled Lobster Tail

I must admit I have never prepared lobster tail, and I think I have only eaten it once at the Yosemite Lodge while on my honeymoon.  Lobster tail was our Chinese teenager's contribution to dinner this week.  I was happy to oblige, but a little daunted by this crustacean,  I mean it is expensive seafood. After much reading and searching, I think I came up with a way to prepare the lobster tail, and now I will share the tale of how I prepared it.  Like that play on words, huh?  Maybe my tale of tails was a bit of overkill.   Sorry it's been an early morning.

I'm told by our Chinese teenager that the lobster tail was good.   Sadly, I was organizing
Girl Scout cookies, so I missed it.

Ingredients for this Recipe Are:

2 Lobster Tails

1/2 cup Herb Garlic Irish Butter

Sea Salt

Freshly Ground Pepper

Snip the top of the lobster tail straight down to the end of the tail.

Begin pulling apart the shell of the lobster tail outward to expose the flesh and release it 
slightly since it is attached.

Holding open the shell of the lobster, sprinkle salt and pepper on the flesh.

Slice half the butter into 1/4 inch pats and place inside shell on the lobster meat.  

Place lobster tails on aluminum foil lined broiler pan.

Place the top rack of your oven in the middle of the oven.

Put pan with lobster tail on rack and turn on broiler to high.

Place a ball of aluminum in between the door of the oven and the oven to keep the door from closing.  (This will trick the oven into keeping the broiler flame on.

Broil lobster for 8-10 minutes or the flesh becomes opaque.  

Remove lobster from oven and slice the remaining butter into pats and place on cooked 

lobster tail flesh.

Enjoy!

Broiled Lobster Tail

Printable Recipe Found Here

Ingredients:

2 Lobster Tails

1/2 cup Herb Garlic Irish Butter

Salt

Freshly Ground Pepper

Process:

Snip the top of the lobster tail straight down to the end of the tail.

Begin pulling apart the shell of the lobster tail outward to expose the flesh and release it slightly 
since it is attached.

Holding open the shell of the lobster, sprinkle salt and pepper on the flesh.

Slice half the butter into 1/4 inch pats and place inside shell on the lobster meat.  

Place lobster tails on aluminum foil lined broiler pan.

Place the top rack of your oven in the middle of the oven.

Put pan with lobster tail on rack and turn on broiler to high.

Place a ball of aluminum in between the door of the oven and the oven to keep the door from closing. (This will trick the oven into keeping the broiler flame on.

Broil lobster for 8-10 minutes or the flesh becomes opaque.  

Remove lobster from oven and slice the remaining butter into pats and place on cooked lobster tail flesh.

Enjoy!