Cornish Buttered Lobster
- 2 lobsters, approx 1 # each, cooked and split in half
- lemon juice
- 3 ounces butter
- 14 cup fresh breadcrumb
- 3 tablespoons brandy
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- cucumber, twists lemon slices, dill spigs
- Discard the stomach, the dark vein that runs through the body and the spongy gills from each lobster.
- Remove the tail meat.
- Crack open the claws and remove the meat.
- Scrape the meat from the legs.
- Sprinkle with lemon juice and cut into chunks.
- Reserve the coral (or roe), if present.
- Reserve the soft pink flesh and green liver, separately.
- Scrub the shells in salt water and place in 200F oven to warm.
- Melt 1 oz of butter in small frying pan and cook breadcrumbs until brown and crisp.
- Reserve.
- Melt the remaining butter in a pan, add the lobster meat and stir gently until heated through.
- Warm the brandy in a ladle (CAREFULLY!
- ), ignite with a taper (CAREFULLY!
- ), and pour (CAREFULLY!
- ), while still flaming, over the lobster.
- When the flames have gone down, transfer just the lobster meat to the warmed shells and keep in warm oven.
- You might want to skip this step if you are skittish about eating the liver.
- Pound the liver and pink flesh.
- Stir into the cooking juices with the cream and cayenne pepper.
- Boil until thickened and spoon over lobster.
- Sprinkle the reserved breadcrumbs over the top.
- Quickly garnish with the coral, if any, and cucumber, lemon slices and dill sprigs.
lobsters, lemon juice, butter, fresh breadcrumb, brandy, heavy cream, cayenne pepper, cucumber
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cornish-buttered-lobster-422919 (may not work)