• 2 Pounds fresh whole lobster 
• 1 Large white onion 
• 4 Cloves of roughly crushed garlic (not in oil)
• 1 large carrot sliced in disks 
• 500ml of Fresh Cream
• 1 bottle of dry White Wine (half is for the chef)
• 4 strands of saffron (by choice)
• 1-2 strands of fresh thyme 

Clean and seperate meat from lobster shells, set aside (refrigerate). roughly slice onion and carrots and start to braised with a little olive oil in heavy based pot on medium heat. 

Add lobster heads and shells and sear until colour changes and vegetables soften slightly. Use a masher or wine bottle base and crush the lobster shells in the pot, do not burn yourself!, once crushed you should have some liquid, add a whole strand of fresh thyme and keep stirring until temperature has worked right through. Deglaze the base with a about 500ml of white wine and 500ml of water. first add wine, then bring water in to create stock liquid. You may now add a decent pinch of salt and let simmer for about half an hour. keep tasting 

Keep adding a water and wine if it reduces too quickly, separate and strain liquid from solids in a fine strainer. 

Braised lobster meat in a deep pan for final stage, add "bisque" and a touch of saffron and stir through, a touch of cream to taste, do not add too much as this will affect colour, and lastly a touch of white pepper and salt if needed. 

usually at this stage it doesn't need it depending on your base stock. 

Serve with fresh oven toasted or soft bread 

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