| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seafood | Appetizers, Main dish, Fish | 4 | Appetizers | |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 | (1 3/4 lb) whole live lobsters | |
| 4 | tb | (1/2 stick) butter |
| 1 | c | Chopped onion |
| 1 1/2 | tb | Curry powder |
| 1 | tb | Chopped garlic |
| 1 | tb | Tomato paste |
| 1/4 | c | Calvados or other apple brandy |
| 1 | c | Dry white wine |
| 3 | Fresh thyme sprigs OR | |
| 1 | ts | Dried thyme |
| 3 | Fresh parsley sprigs | |
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
| 2 1/2 | tb | All purpose flour |
INSTRUCTIONS
Bring large pot of water to boil. Add lobsters; cover and boil 9 minutes. Using tongs, transfer lobsters to large bowl of cole water. Reserve 4 cups cooking liquid. Drain lobsters. Working over bowl to collect juices, remove claws and tails. Cut tail meat through shells into 1/2 inch wide medallions. Remove shells. Crack claws; carefully remove meat. Reserve large pieces, reserving all juices and shells. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, curry and garlic, saute 2 minutes. Stir in tomato juices. Boil mixture 2 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, then Calvados and reserved shells and juices. Boil mixture 2 minutes. Add reserved 4 cups lobster cooking liquid, wine, thyme, parsley and bay leaf; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until sauce is reduced to 1 2/3 cups, about 45 minutes. Strain into medium skillet, discarding solids. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover; shill lobster and sauce.) Mix 2 tablespoons butter and flour in small bowl. Bring sauce to simmer. Whisk in butter mixture; boil 2 minutes, whisking constantly. Season with salt and pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in another heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add lobster medallions and claw meat. Saute just until heated through, about 1 minute. Divide sauce among 4 plates. Arrange medallions and claw meat atop sauce and serve. This will make either 4 appetizer servings or 2 main course servings. From the Brittany region of France. Bon Appetit/May 94 Typed by Didi Pahl From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
A Message from our Provider:
“Jesus: stripped, abused, assaulted, violated . . . for you”