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The following recipe was posted by Rachel Ray who has her own cooking show. I almost hate to say that I was clearing out the freezer and found small lobster tails asking to be used for dinner…LOL. I know, its a little rich, but consider it for a special dinner, make that ROMANTIC dinner…hope you will have an opportunity to try it.
Lobster Thermidor (Rachel Ray)
Ingredients
4 (6 to 8-ounce) packaged lobster tails, jumbo shrimp or prawns can be substituted
- 4 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 small white onion, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Splash dry white wine or dry sherry
- 1/2 cup milk, eyeball it
- 1/3 cup grated white cheddar
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika or crab boil seasoning, recommended: Old Bay
- 2 tablespoons Parmesan
- 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
- Lemon wedges, for garnish
- Handful parsley leaves mixed with 2 cups baby greens, for plate garnish
Directions
Bring a pot of water to a boil, 3 or 4 inches deep. Add lobster tails to the water and boil 7 to 8 minutes. Drain and shock under cold water to cool. Use kitchen scissors to cut away soft underside of tails. Remove meat and save the shells*, arranging them in a shallow casserole dish. Chop the cooked meat on an angle into chunks.
Preheat your broiler to high.
Heat a medium skillet and a small saucepot over medium heat. To the small saucepot, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Add finely chopped onion and cook 3 to 5 minutes until very soft. To the skillet, add remaining 2 tablespoons butter. When the butter melts, add chopped lobster meat and sauté.
Add flour to sauce pot with onions and cook together another 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in wine or sherry, then milk. Remove sauce from heat and stir in cheddar cheese and paprika or crab boil. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over lobster meat and stir to combine. Pour lobster into and over the shells* in a casserole dish and top with Parmesan and bread crumbs. Broil on high until golden, 2 or 3 minutes. Serve each tail, spilling over with lobster bits in sauce, on a bed of mixed baby greens and parsley with wedges of lemon along side.
- I did not use the shells…so much for my presentation…
Buen provecho...2022 