Lobster Stew with Tomatoes and Peppers

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 sugar
• 1 8-ounce bottle clam juice
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 medium Hungarian yellow wax peppers or 1 large green bell pepper
• 4 1 1/4- to 1 1/2-pound live lobsters
• 1 medium onion
• + 6 more ingredients
• • ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 ½ pounds plum tomatoes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ¼ cup brandy
  • 5 tablespoons fresh parsley
  • 3 garlic cloves

Working in batches and using tongs, lower lobsters into large stockpot of rapidly boiling water. Boil 5 minutes. Using tongs, transfer lobsters to platter. Cool completely. Working over bowl to catch juices from lobsters and using kitchen shears, cut tails from lobsters. Cut each tail into 3 roun...

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