Lobster Bisque

Ingredients

2 each 1½ lb. live Maine lobsters, cooked
2 tablespoons butter
2½ cups milk
2 cups heavy cream
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Remove all the meat from the lobster shells and cut into bite size pieces. Set meat aside and discard shells and intestinal tract.

Melt the butter in a large heavy saucepan and add the lobster meat, sauté for 2-3 minutes over medium heat.

Add the milk, cream, salt and pepper, cooking until hot but do not bring to a boil.

Remove pan from heat and ladle into soup bowls; serve immediately with oyster crackers if desired. 

Serves 4.