Stuffed lobster thermidor
Stuffed lobster thermidor recipe in the seafood category
Recipe ingredients:
- 6 (1 pound) frozen lobster tails
- 10 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 dashes ground nutmeg
- 2 dashes cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons sherry wine
- 1/2 cup fine bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Place lobster tails in large pot of boiling water and cover.
- Cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain.
- Cut each tail in half lengthwise and dice lobster meat. Set aside empty lobster tails.
- Pour 1/4 cup butter in saucepan. Add mushrooms and saute until slightly browned.
- Blend in flour and mix in seasonings.
- Add milk and half-and-half gradually to mixture, stirring constantly until thick.
- Add small amount of hot mixture to egg yolks, stirring constantly.
- Return egg yolk mixture to cream sauce, again stirring constantly and cooking until thickened.
- Stir in lemon juice, sherry and lobster meat. Spoon into lobster shells.
- Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and remaining butter.
- Sprinkle over stuffed lobster tails.
- Place on cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes.
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