cream of lobster soup

Ingredients For cream of lobster soup

• STOCK:
• 1 Tbsp

  butter, unsalted
• 1 lg

  onion, coarsely chopped
• 1

  leek, trimmed (leaving some green), split, washed & coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 c

  lobster steaming liquid
• 2 - 1 1/2 lb

  lobsters, shells & bodies
• 2 lg

  tomatoes, coarsely chopped (about 1 lb.)
• 1 c

  white wine, dry
• 1 tsp

  thyme, dried
• 2 tsp

  paprika
• 3

  bay leaves
• 4 clove

  garlic, crushed but not peeled
• 1 tsp

  salt
• 4 qt

  water
• TO FINISH:
• 1/3 stick

  butter, unsalted, room temperature
• 1/4 c

  all purpose flour
• 1/8 tsp

  cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1 c

  heavy cream
• 1 Tbsp

  cognac