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!