Icelandic Lobster Soup

Recipesfull introduces to you: Seafood Recipes. (Icelandic Lobster Soup). This recipe is a delicious Icelandic specialty. It is served by families during the winter holidays and is a restaurant specialty in coastal towns around the island. After a vacation to Iceland, I searched fervently for the recipe, and through research with trial and error, came up with this very authentic version. The soup is best enjoyed with slices of baguette.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 2hrs19 mins

Total: 2hrs49 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Icelandic Lobster Soup

Ingredients

10 tablespoons butter

divided

2 large onions

coarsely chopped

5 cloves garlic

coarsely chopped

2 tablespoons salt

2 pounds lobster tails - shelled

meat coarsely chopped

and shells reserved

8 button mushrooms

chopped

1 Red Delicious apple

coarsely chopped

1 red bell pepper

coarsely chopped

4 carrots

coarsely chopped

¼ cup tomato paste

3 ½ quarts water

2 tablespoons ground paprika

2 tablespoons curry powder

2 tablespoons dried tarragon

2 teaspoons chili powder

2 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper

¼ cup all-purpose flour

1 cup heavy whipping cream

Drunken Mussels

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions garlic and salt; cook and stir until onions soften about 5 minutes. Add lobster shells mushrooms apple red bell pepper carrots and tomato paste. Cook and stir until vegetables soften about 7 minutes. Add water paprika curry tarragon chili powder and cayenne pepper. Simmer soup over medium-low heat uncovered stirring occasionally about 2 hours.

Step 2

Remove soup from heat; strain liquid through a mesh colander into a bowl to yield about 2 quarts. Discard lobster shells and vegetables. Rinse the pot.

Step 3

Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in the pot over medium heat. Add flour; mix vigorously into a thick roux scraping the bottom of the pot 2 to 3 minutes. Add the strained liquid 2 cups at a time mixing well until entirely smooth about 5 minutes. Stir in heavy cream maintaining a low simmer. Divide lobster meat evenly into serving bowls; ladle hot soup generously on top.

Nutritional Information

Icelandic Lobster Soup

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 275.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 14.3g 29%

Carbohydrates: 12.6g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 2.7g 11%

Sugars: 4.2g

Fat: 19.4g 30%

Saturated Fat: 11.7g 59%

Cholesterol: 97.8mg 33%

Vitamin A Iu: 3572.1IU 71%

Niacin Equivalents: 5mg 39%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 16%

Vitamin C: 19mg 32%

Folate: 30mcg 8%

Calcium: 94.4mg 9%

Iron: 1.7mg 9%

Magnesium: 40.1mg 14%

Potassium: 507.2mg 14%

Sodium: 1537.3mg 62%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 174.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.