Captain Tim's Mom's Lobster Bisque

Ingredients:

• 1 Tablespoon chopped shallots
• 3 Plum tomatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 4 1/3 cups rich lobster stock
• 2 Tablespoons of all-purpose flour
• 2 cups of heavy cream
• 5 (or more) ounces of lobster meat
• 2 Tablespoons dry sherry
• Salt and pepper (to your own taste)

Instructions:

1. Sautee the shallots and tomatoes in butter until the liquid from the tomatoes is almost evaporated
2. Add the flour and stir well
3. Cook for 5 minutes
4. Add the white wine and stir well
5. Add the lobster stock and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes
6. Add the heavy cream and simmer until bisque slightly thickens
7. Remove from the stove and strain
8. Put about 3 ounces of lobster meat in a food processor and puree until smooth
9. Add the lobster puree to the bisque
10. Cut the remaining lobster meat into bite-size chunks and add to the bisque
11. Add sherry, return to medium heat and simmer for 12 minutes
12. Season with salt and pepper to taste
13. Garnish with a drizzle of basil olive oil