Lobster au gratin
Order some cooked lobster from the fish counter at your grocery store or fishmonger and set about to make it special with some extra preparation.
Ingredients
1⁄2 tablespoon butter
1 cup mushroom (sliced)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
seasoning (salt and pepper to taste)
1⁄2 cup cheese (grated)
2 lobster (cooked, halved)
1 shallot (finely chopped)
1⁄2 cup wine (white wine)
1 teaspoon mustard (mustard seed)
1 tablespoon herbs (your taste of fresh aromatic herbs, chopped)
1 cup cream (light cream, single cream)
Instructions
- Get the flesh out of the lobster tail and cut it into pieces. Reserve the shells.
- Heat butter pan and cook the shallot for 1-2 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook for a further 3 minutes. Mix in the cornstarch stirring vigorously.
- Add wine, mustard, herbs and cream. Season with salt and pepper and simmer just until the sauce thickens. Incorporate half the grated cheese and the lobster pieces.
- Stuff the lobster shells with the sauce. Season and sprinkle the rest of the grated cheese on top. Cook under the broiler just until the surface takes a golden brown color.
- Serve straight away with a mixed salad and toasted bread on the side.
Yield
4 servings
Preparation time
10 minutes
Cooking time
20 minutes
Total time
30 minutes
Notes
Cheese makes sauces stick more to the bottom of the pan. A non-stick pan may help.
Try this recipe with monkfish, steamed or boiled in a simple broth.
Source
moderate, sauté, bake
fish & seafood, dinner, entertaining
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