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Lobster Cappuccino
Yes, this recipe requires a few more
steps and ingredients ...but it's worth it! |
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Serves 4 |
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INGREDIENTS
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Chestnut Puree |
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1 ltr 500g 95g |
chicken stock chestnuts; without skin butter |
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Lobster Broth |
1kg
310g
155g
310g
125g
185ml
600ml
4.2 liter | lobster's head with claws; cut into small
pieces
Olive oil
garlic cloves; crushed
fennel; chopped
shallots; peeled, chopped
tomatoes; diced
tomato paste Martell Cognac;
divided
white wine
chicken stock
Chilli pepper |
185g
90g |
prepared chestnuts puree
butter
'Fleur de sel' sea salt
Espelette pepper
Lemon juice |
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Shellfish Butter |
995g
120ml
480ml
480g
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Olive oil lobster head and claw, chopped
shellfish broth
water
clarified butter |
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Shrimps |
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Maine shrimps, shelled
'Fleur de sel' sea salt
Cracked pepper |
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Lobster |
4
150ml
150ml
140g
60ml
15g |
lobster for 1/2 tail
white wine
orange juice
butter
Espelette chilli pepper
Whipped Cream Dressing
Whipped cream
Finely grated lemon peel
Lemon juice
Espelette pepper
Lobster Soup
lobster broth
butter
Lemon juice
Cornstarch | |
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Method:
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| 1. |
For the Shrimps:
Sear the shrimps with the prepared shellfish butter and season with
sea salt and pepper to taste. |
| 2. |
For the Lobster:
Reduce the white wine over heat in a saucepan to half its original volume
and then pour in orange juice and bring the liquid to a boil.
Season with salt and pepper and a drop of lemon juice.
Then poach the lobster half in the butter mixture until the lobster is medium rare.
Discard the tail. |
| 3. |
For the Whipped Cream Dressing:
Beat the whipped cream with grated lemon peel, lemon juice
and pepper until well blended. |
| 4. |
For the Lobster Soup:
Reduce the reserved lobster broth in a pot over heat, until the flavors
are as intense as desired, then add in the fresh butter and a
drop of lemon juice. Thicken the sauce with corn starch, and
pour it into a coffee pot to serve. |
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For the Chestnut Puree:
Pour the chicken stock in a soup pot, add the chestnuts and butter and
then bring stock to a boil. Reduce heat and slowly simmer for
30 minutes until the chestnuts are tender, then strain away
the stock and pass the chestnuts through a Japanese sieve.
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| 6. |
For the Lobster Broth:
Saute the lobster head pieces for a few minutes in a pan,
then pour in some olive oil and saute the lobsters until the shells start
to turn color. Then add the garlic, fennel and shallots and simmer slowly.
Next add the diced tomato and continue sauteeing until the sauce thickens.
Then add the tomato paste,
185ml
Martell Cognac and white wine. Reduce the liquid to half its original volume,
then pour in the chicken stock and slowly simmer for 1 hour,
skimming the surface occasionally to clear the broth. Finally,
season with chili pepper and strain the broth through a fine sieve.
Reserve 60ml of the broth for the whipped cream sauce.
Bring the rest of the lobster broth to a boil in a clean pot,
then stir in prepared chestnuts puree, 30ml Martell Cognac
and slowly simmer for 20 minutes. Melt butter into the broth,
then transfer to a blender and blend until smooth.
Season with sea salt and pepper to taste; strain through a muslin cloth.
Just before serving add a drop of lemon juice to emulsify the broth. |
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For the Shellfish Butter:
Heat some olive oil in a saucepan and add the chopped lobster shells.
Saute slowly until they turn color, then add the shellfish
broth and water and continue to simmer for 10 minutes.
Finally, add clarified butter and allow the mixture to slowly
simmer for another 1 hour until the liquid has been reduced to
half its original volume and the butter becomes clear.
Strain and then refrigerate in ice water bath. |
To Serve: Place the poached lobster and the seared
shrimps in the center of a serving plate with some of the cooking liquid.
Spoon whipped cream dressing around the plate and serve with
lobster soup on the side. |
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