Name: Lobster Thermidor
Ingredients: 4 sm Fresh Lobsters; (or 2-Large or 3-Medium Lobsters); 1 tb Butter; 1 1/2 ts Onion; Finely Minced; 2 tb All-purpose Flour; 1 1/2 c Milk; Scalded; 1/4 ts Salt; 1 ds White Pepper; 1 Sprig Fresh Parsley; 1 pn Ground Nutmeg; 1/3 c Heavy Cream; 2 ts Fresh Lemon Juice; 1 ts Dry Sherry; 1 ts Dry Mustard; 1 pn Cayenne; 1 ds Worcestershire Sauce; Salt & Pepper to Taste; 1/4 c Parmesan Cheese; Freshly Grated; Paprika; 1/4 c Soft Butter

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy			4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	sm	Fresh Lobsters; (or 2-Large or 3-Medium Lobsters)
1	tb	Butter
1 1/2	ts	Onion; Finely Minced
2	tb	All-purpose Flour
1 1/2	c	Milk; Scalded
1/4	ts	Salt
1	ds	White Pepper
1		Sprig Fresh Parsley
1	pn	Ground Nutmeg
1/3	c	Heavy Cream
2	ts	Fresh Lemon Juice
1	ts	Dry Sherry
1	ts	Dry Mustard
1	pn	Cayenne
1	ds	Worcestershire Sauce
		Salt & Pepper to Taste
1/4	c	Parmesan Cheese; Freshly Grated
		Paprika
1/4	c	Soft Butter

INSTRUCTIONS

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Split cooked lobsters in halves, lengthwise from head to tail. Remove large
pincer claws. Lift meat out of bodies and cut into large pieces. Keep
lobster shells as halved for serving container.
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook,
stirring occasionally for about 3-minutes. Sprinkle flour over onions and
continue to cook until golden brown. Remove from heat and stir in hot milk
which has been scalded (brought nearly to the boil) and set aside for use
now. Stir in 1/4 tsp. salt, while pepper, parsley and nutmeg. Return to
moderate heat and cook until mixture comes to a boil, stirring constantly.
Reduce heat to low and continue to simmer for about 20-minutes, stirring
often. Strain sauce and return to the saucepan.
Stir in heavy cream, lemon juice, sherry, mustard, cayenne and
Worcestershire sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper as required.
Add lobster meat to the sauce and heat through.
Set reserved lobster shells in a shallow pan. Spoon lobster mixture into
shells. Sprinkle evenly with Parmesan cheese, dust with paprika and dot
with butter.
Slip prepared lobster in the shells under a hot broiler and broil until
golden brown. Serve immediately while sizzling.
Posted to dailyrecipe@recipe-a-day.com by The Cook & Kitchen Staff
<dailyrecipe-owner@recipe-a-day.com> on Feb 08, 1998

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