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Lobster Thermidor

Lobster Thermidor

Abby Allen-Leach
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine French
Servings 2 people
Calories 554 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Lobster Tails Preferably wild caught, like Luke's brand in the frozen section at Rollin' Oats
  • 1 cup Heavy Cream
  • 1/2 cup Mushrooms Chopped - I use Cremini.
  • 1/4 cup Butter Unsalted
  • 2 tbsp White Wine Nothing too sweet, but, something you would drink!
  • 1/2 tsp Paprika
  • 2 Egg Yolks
  • 1/2 tsp Salt Plus more, to taste
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper
  • Fresh Tarragon Chopped, for serving (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Fill a stockpot with water and a few heavy pinches of salt and bring to a boil over high heat. Add lobster tails and cook until bright red and beginning to curl up, 8-9 minutes.
    Cooked lobster tails
  • Remove tails and cool. Once cool, cut each tail in half long-ways. Remove lobster meat from shells, chop and reserve for later use. Additionally, also reserve the lobster tail shells (we'll be stuffing the meat back in later on).
    Removing the lobster meat from the tails
  • Heat a large pot like a dutch oven over medium. Add the butter and when melted, pour in the chopped mushrooms and cook until they become softer and begin to take on color, 6-8 minutes.
    Mushrooms and butter
  • Add in cooked lobster tail meat, paprika, pepper and 1 tsp of salt and reduce the heat to low.
    Adding lobster meat and spices
  • Pour in 1/2 cup of the heavy cream and 1 tbsp of the wine, stir to combine, and then simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
    Mushroom and lobstr mixture
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks with the remaining tbsp of white wine. Pour mixture into a small sauce pan and simmer, whisking constantly, until liquid thickens slightly and becomes a custard.
    Custard
  • Remove from heat and slowly mix into lobster mixture.
    Lobster sauce ready to be stuffed into the lobster tail shells
  • Place reserved lobster shells on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Spoon lobster and sauce carefully into each shell. Save extra lobster sauce for serving.
    Lobster Thermidor before hitting the oven
  • Broil lobster tails until they begin to brown, 5-6 minutes.
    Lobster Thermidor
  • Remove from oven and serve garnished with chopped Tarragon (if using), along side some toasted bread and a light salad.
    Plated Lobster Thermidor for two
Nutrition Facts
Lobster Thermidor
Amount Per Serving
Calories 554 Calories from Fat 450
% Daily Value*
Fat 50g77%
Saturated Fat 30g188%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 442mg147%
Sodium 936mg41%
Potassium 369mg11%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 17g34%
Vitamin A 2101IU42%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 192mg19%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 554kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 17gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 30gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 442mgSodium: 936mgPotassium: 369mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 2101IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 192mgIron: 1mg
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