Best Lobster Savannah Recipes

LOBSTER SAVANNAH

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F.
• Take the lobster, place it stomach side down on the counter, and with a heavy knife cut the lobster in half starting behind the head. This kills the lobster by severing its spine. If you are not comfortable ask your local fish market to cut it for you.
• In a large saucepan add about 4 ounces of Newburg Sauce and put on low heat. Add the scallops, shrimp and sliced mushrooms. Cook until seafood is halfway cooked, about 5 minutes. Place scallop and shrimp sauce over each half of the lobster and top with slices of provolone. Add slices of roasted peppers and top with fresh grated Parmesan. Cook until golden brown, about 18 minutes.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, paprika, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter over low heat. Add the flour mixture to the melted butter and stir constantly. Add the sherry to the sauce and continue stirring until it thickens. Add the half-and-half and heat through, continuing to stir. Serve with Lobster Savannah.

LOBSTER SAVANNAH

Steps:

• Remove lobster claws and knuckles, crack them open and reserve meat.
• Using heavy kitchen shears, cut a long 1 1/2-inch- wide rectangle out of the top of each lobster body, extending from about 2 inches behind eyes to about 1 inch from tail.
• Keeping body in one piece, carefully pry meat from tail, and set aside.
• In a large skillet, saute pepper and onion in butter; add mushrooms and flour.
• Heat half-and-half separately and add gradually to keep consistency smooth.
• Stir in pimiento, salt and white pepper to taste.
• Cut lobsters in half; remove meat and cut into small pieces.
• Add lobster meat and sherry to sauce and heat through.
• Scoop into lobster shells.
• Top with grated cheese.
• Put under oven broiler for a few minutes to brown.

BAKED LOBSTER SAVANNAH

Steps:

• 1. NOTE: If you are using lobsters smaller than three pounds each, you will need enough smaller lobsters to produce a total of about 8 cups of meat after boiling and cooling.
• 2. Heat butter to melting point in a large saucepan, add mushrooms, cream sauce and green pepper.
• 3. Cook until tender.
• 4. Add paprika and stir in pimientos and blend well.
• 5. Bring to a simmer.
• 6. Dice the lobster in large chunks.
• 7. CHEF\'S NOTE: Discard intestinal vein and stomach--a hard sac near the head--before dicing.
• 8. Add meat to sauce and simmer slowly for 10 minutes.
• 9. Divide mixture evenly and spoon back into lobster shell.
• 10. Dust with grated parmesan cheese and brown in a 375 degree oven for 15 minutes. Serve.

LOCKE-OBER'S LOBSTER SAVANNAH RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare the lobsters for boiling: With short pieces of string, tie wooden spoons or dowels onto their backs to form spines so that the tails will not curl during cooking. Use the widest pot available so that the lobsters will lie flat.
• Into the large pot with a tight-fitting lid, pour about 2 inches of sea water. Cover the pot, and bring the water to a full, rolling boil. Drop the live lobsters head first into the pot as quickly as possible. Cover the pot immediately.
• When the water returns to a rapid boil, steam the lobsters, allowing 12 minutes for 1-pounders, 15 to 18 minutes for 1-1/2-pounders, 10 to 22 minutes for 2-pounders, and 30 to 35 minutes for 3-pounders. To test for doneness, remove one lobster from the pot with tongs, holding it by one of the small legs. Give it a shake. If the leg pulls off, the lobster is done. If not, continue steaming until it does.
• When the lobsters are done, remove them from the pot using tongs, cut off the strings and stop the cooking process by rinsing the lobsters under cold water. (If a tail has curved, straighten it and weigh it down with a small cutting board or heavy pan until it holds its shape.) Allow the lobsters to cool until you can handle them comfortably.
• Remove the claws by twisting them off close to the body. Using a nutcracker and a pick or small fork, remove the claw meat. Set the meat aside. Remove the antennae and discard them, along with the claw shells.
• Using a sharp knife or kitchen scissors, cut a long oval 1-1/2 to 2 inches wide down the back of each lobster shell, from the back of the head to the point just before the tail fans out. (Work carefully; lobster shells cut the skin easily.) Pull out the tail meat, cut it into 1/2-inch chunks, and add it to the claw meat. Remove any coral-colored roe or green tomalley, and reserve it. Remove the gelatinous stomach sac and the intestinal vein down the tail, and discard them. (The lobsters may be prepared to this point up to 24 hours in advance. Wrap them tightly and refrigerate them.)
• If the lobsters have been refrigerated, bring them to room temperature. One-half hour before serving, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a large heavy skillet over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Add the mushroom slices and green pepper, and saute them for about 5 minutes, until they are just soft.
• Stir the flour into the mushrooms and pepper, and mix well. Let it cook for about 1 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly add the milk and, whisking constantly, bring the sauce to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, and stir in any tomalley and roe, the sherry, paprika, salt, and pepper. Simmer about 5 minutes. Add the pimiento and the lobster meat, and stir until they are coated with sauce. Taste, and adjust the seasonings.
• Place the lobster shells on a large baking sheet or jelly roll pan. Remove the lobster mixture from the heat, and spoon it into the shells, dividing it evenly. Mix the bread crumbs and the Parmesan cheese, and sprinkle it evenly over the lobster filling.
• Bake the lobsters about 15 minutes, until the sauce bubbles and the bread crumbs are light brown. Remove them from the oven and serve them immediately.
• Yield: 4 servings
• Note: Locke-Ober's is a famous Boston restaurant and landmark that opened in 1879.
• Source: The Plimoth Plantation New England Cookery Book by Malabar Hornblower (Harvard Common Press)
• Reprinted with permission.