STEAMED LOBSTER WITH GRAPEFRUIT BUTTER SAUCE

STEAMED LOBSTER WITH GRAPEFRUIT BUTTER SAUCE image

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 lobsters, ~1.5 lb each
Sauce
Juice of 4 pink grapefruits
1 c heavy cream
3/4 c chicken stock, preferably homemade
1 c (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into tbl size pieces
salt and white pepper

Steps:

Cook lobster in a large kettle or steamer, over 2" salted water at a rolling boil. Add lobster and cook 1 min then cover and cook 8 min. Remove and plunge in ice water to stop cooking. If desired, pull out tail and claw meat and refrigerate. In 2 qt saucepan, combine grapefruit j, cream and stock. Cook med-high until desired consistency. Whisk in cold butter, 1 TBL at a time, until all incorporated. Season with salt and pepper. Drop lobster meat into 1 qt of water with orange zest and butter, simmering. Cooke 2 min. Serve lobster with sauce, and orzo and sauteed spinach