Lobster Stew

This simple and delicious recipe for cream of lobster stew is a keeper. This makes a wonderfully elegant starter course for a very special holiday meal.

Recipe Ingredients:

2 cups milk
2 pounds lobster tails
1/2 cup minced onion
1 celery rib, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 cup heavy cream

Cooking Directions:

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, scald milk; set aside.
2. Remove the meat from lobster tails.
3. In another saucepan over medium heat, sauté lobster meat briefly in butter. Add minced onion, finely chopped celery rib, salt, pepper, chopped parsley and the scalded milk. Mix well.
4. Add cream and heat through. Serve immediately.

Makes 4 servings.