LOBSTER COCKTAIL
Provided by Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 55m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Have a large ice water bath standing by.
- In a shallow saucepan, add the white wine, butter and 2 cups water, along with a pinch of salt. Turn the heat on to medium-high. Once the liquid comes to a low simmer, add the lobsters and cook for about 8 minutes. Carefully remove the lobsters from the water and immediately plunge into the ice water bath; let sit until cool to the touch. Remove the lobster meat from the claws and tails and roughly chop. Keep chilled until ready to use.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the mayonnaise, sugar, celery, lemon juice, tarragon, salt and pepper, and stir to thoroughly combine. Add the chopped lobster meat and stir to combine.
- Place the brioche pieces on a sheet tray and put in the oven to toast, tossing every minute or so to toast evenly, about 5 minutes total.
- Evenly divide the bread pieces in the bottom of stemless cocktail glasses. Top with the lobster salad, tarragon and micro cilantro.
LOBSTER SALAD COCKTAIL
Provided by Patrick and Gina Neely : Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine mayonnaise, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper, celery, shallot, tarragon and chives in a bowl.
- Add lobster meat to mayonnaise sauce and combine.
- Rub the rim of 4 martini glasses with a lemon. Dip the rim in some dry rub. Divide the lobster salad between the 4 glasses. Garnish with dry rub and lemon slices.
WARM LOBSTER AND CRAB COCKTAIL
Steps:
- Remove the claws and tails from the lobsters. The bodies may be used for stock. Boil the claws for 4 minutes and the tails for 3 minutes, until they are just barely cooked with some translucency left in the middle. Remove the claws and tails from the shell, cut the tails into 3 even medallions. Put the 6 medallions and 2 claws in a small saucepan with the buerre blanc Warm the butter in a small saucepan and fold in the crabmeat and chives. Season with salt and pepper.
- Arrange 3 medallions on each serving plate, and put a spoonful of the crabmeat in the center. Top with a claw.
- Warm the green leek and blood orange sauces separately, and spoon each sauce around the lobster and crab.
- Reduce the shallots and white wine until almost dry in small saucepan. Add cream and reduce by half. Whisk in butter. Hold warm;
- In a medium saucepan bring the lobster stock to a boil. Stir in the leeks until all are submerged and cook 1 1/2 minutes until tender. Transfer to a blender and add the cubed butter. Blend until the butter is melted. Then add the ice cubes with the blender running. Blend until smooth. Pass through a chinois and season with salt and pepper. Finish cooling in ice bath.
- Juice the oranges and pass through a chinois. In a small saucepot, reduce to a syrupy consistency. Hold at room temperature
LOBSTER AVOCADO COCKTAILS
Steps:
- For the cocktail sauce: In a small mixing bowl, combine the ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- For the remoulade: Whisk together the mayonnaise, capers, cornichons, parsley and lemon zest and juice in a small mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use. For the salad: In a medium mixing bowl, add the onions and lime juice. Let stand for a few minutes. Add the lobster meat, avocados and cilantro. Mix together well and season with salt and pepper.
- Divide the shredded romaine lettuce evenly into 4 martini glasses. Place the lobster avocado salad on top of the lettuce. Top with 1 tablespoon of cocktail sauce and remoulade sauce. Garnish with romaine hearts, lobster claws and lemon wedges.
LOBSTER-AVOCADO COCKTAIL
Steps:
- Whisk the lime juice, honey, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, tarragon, and salt and pepper to taste in a bowl.
- Gently fold in the lobster, avocado and watercress. Serve in shot glasses, if desired.
AUSTRIAN LOBSTER COCKTAIL
Steps:
- Place mayonnaise in bowl on top of crushed ice. Add tomato sauce and 9 ounces lobster meat. In separate bowl, combine onion, anchovy, capers, gherkins, 1 tablespoon parsley, and egg white and yolk. Add this to lobster mayonnaise. Add Worcestershire sauce, several shakes hot sauce, orange juice, lemon juice, salt and pepper, mustard, horseradish, 1 teaspoon paprika, cayenne, sherry, cognac and Cointreau. Combine all ingredients carefully.
- Season lettuce with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Divide among 10 champagne glasses. Place remaining lobster on top of lettuce then cover with lobster mayonnaise. Garnish with 2 shrimp, parsley, paprika and a lemon wedge. Serve cold.
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