Rock Lobster Soup

Ingredients

• •1 pound rock lobster tails
• •1 teaspoon salt
• •4 ounces butter
• •1 cup onions, thinly sliced
• •2 tomatoes, chopped
• •1 clove garlic, minced
• •1 teaspoon salad herbs
• •1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• •1 teaspoon salt
• •1/2 teaspoon pepper
• •1 piece lemon rind
• •1 cup dry white wine
• •1/2 cup light cream

Directions

1. 1Heat 1 1/2 quarts water in a large saucepan to boiling. Add the lobster tails and salt, and simmer until tender. Reserve water.
2. 2In another large saucepan, heat the butter and sauté the onions for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, garlic, herbs, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and lemon peel. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Add the wine and 4 cups lobster water. Boil soup and cook for 10 more minutes. Force soup through a food mill, then return to the pot.
3. 3Chop the lobster meat and add to the soup. Stir in the cream to combine. Season if necessary.