Food Network: Lobster Stock

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Lobster Stock
c.1997, M.S. Milliken & S. Feniger, all rights reserved

Ingredients
4 (1 1/2 pound) lobsters or 4 pounds crayfish
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/4 cup olive oil
2 medium onions, finely chopped
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 stalks celery, peeled and chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 cups dry white wine
1 cup Madeira
5 cups fish stock, clam juice, or water
3 cups tomato juice
1 head garlic, with skins, cut in half horizontally
1/2 bunch fresh parsley, with stems
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
2 bay leaves

1 1/2 teaspoons dried tarragon
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon cayenne

Directions
Bring a large stockpot of water to a rolling boil, add lobsters, and
cook at a fast boil until done, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl of iced water to cool, then
remove and reserve tail and claw meat for another use. Do this messy job over a bowl to reserve
drippings. Crush shells, which will be the base for the stock, using a mallet or hammer, then grind
as fine as possible with reserved drippings in a food processor.

Melt butter and oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Cook onions, carrots, celery, and
salt until golden, about 10 minutes. Stir in crushed shells, white wine, and Madeira. Turn heat to
high and cook until liquid is reduced by half.

Add clam juice and tomato juice. Bring to a boil and carefully skim and discard foam that rises to
surface. Add remaining ingredients and cook at a simmer, uncovered, 1 hour 15 minutes.

Strain through a fine sieve and refrigerate up to 2 days or freeze indefinitely.