Eggs Drumkilbo
- 2 (1 1/2 pound) lobsters, cooked and cooled
- 8 hard-boiled eggs, divded
- 6 vine-ripe tomatoes
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 packet unflavored gelatin
- 1 cup sherry
- 6 medium shrimp
- 6 parsley sprigs for garnish
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Remove the meat from the lobster tails and claws, and dice into bite-size pieces.
- Dice 6 eggs into the same size pieces as the lobster.
- Bring 4 cups water to a rolling boil in a heavy-bottomed pan.
- Cut out the green stem portion of the tomatoes and drop them into the boiling water for about 30 seconds.
- Remove immediately to ice cold water, and leave for several minutes.
- Peel the skins off the tomatoes and dry the tomatoes with paper towels.
- Cut the tomatoes into quarters, and remove the seeds and membranes.
- Dice the tomato flesh into the same size pieces as the egg and lobster.
- In a large ceramic or glass bowl (not metallic), whisk the mayonnaise, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce together until combined.
- Add the lobster, egg, and tomato, and fold together gently.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the egg and lobster mixture into an ornate glass dish, and smooth the top to make it level.
- Soften the gelatin with the sherry in a small pan.
- Place over a low heat, and stir until dissolved.
- Spoon a thin layer of the sherry over the top of the egg and lobster mixture and refrigerate the dish until the layer has set.
- Using an egg slicer, cut six circles of egg from the remaining two eggs.
- Brush the tops of each egg slice with some of the remaining warm gelatin.
- Cut each of the shrimp in half lengthwise, dip into the gelatin, and arrange neatly on an egg slice.
- Refrigerate until set, and then lift each egg and shrimp garnish to decorate the egg and lobster salad.
- Garnish with 1 sprig parsley.
- Serve as an appetizer with lemon wedges and sliced and buttered brown bread.
lobsters, eggs, tomatoes, mayonnaise, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, unflavored gelatin, sherry, shrimp, parsley, salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/eggs-drumkilbo-364789 (may not work)