Stuffed Lobster Tails Recipe



Stuffed Lobster Tails Recipes

Ingredients :

12 frozen lobster tails

1 small slice onion

1 small carrot, cut up

1 stalk celery (with leaves), cut up

2 sprigs parsley

small piece bay leaf

2 tsp salt

4 peppercorns

3/4 cup butter

6 tbsp flour

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp paprika

1/4 tsp dried leaf tarragon

dash cayenne

3 cups light cream

3 tbsp lemon juice

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs

2 tbsp melted butter

Method :

Put frozen lobster tails in large kettle. Add onion slice, carrot, celery, parsley, bay leaf, 2 tsp salt and peppercorns. Add enough boiling water to completely cover the tails. Bring to a boil, turn down heat, cover and boil until tender. (Time varies with size of lobster tails. General rule is to cook them 1 minute per oz (30g) plus 2 minutes when frozen, or 1 minute per oz (30g) plus 1 minute if thawed first). Drain and rinse quickly under cold running water. Clip away the undershells with kitchen shears and pull the meat free from the shells with the fingers (do not discard shells - you will need them later). Chill lobster meat. Dice lobster meat.

Heat 3/4 cup (180ml) butter in large heavy skillet. Add pieces of lobster and cook gently 3 minutes, stirring. Sprinkle in flour, 1 1/2 tsp (7 ml) salt, paprika, tarragon and cayenne and stir to blend. Remove from heat and add cream all at once. Stir to blend well then return to moderate heat. Cook until boiling, thickened and smooth, stirring constantly. Stir in lemon juice. Remove from heat immediately. Put shells in a shallow baking pan that will just hold them in a single layer (if you fir them in rather snugly they will support each other and won't tip over when you are filling them). Spoon the lobster mixture into the shells piling it up as high as possible. Cover pan with transparent wrap and refrigerate until shortly before serving time. Heat oven to 350F (175C) soon enough to allow 30 minutes for heating lobster. Combine cheese, bread crumbs and melted butter. Sprinkle mixture generously over tops of lobster tails. Heat about 30 minutes or until mixture in shells is bubbling and crumb mixture is brown. Serve immediately.

Note : If you want to complete the cooking when the tails are filled rather than refrigerating them, heat oven to 450F (230C). Sprinkle the hot filling with the crumb mixture and heat about 12 minutes or until crumb mixture is golden.

Serves 6


#Ads - Get the above cooking ingredients here at discounted price

More Seafood Recipes

Copyright 101 Cooking Recipes | All rights Reserved. Sitemap

Contact Us | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy