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🍽️ Lobster in Creamy Sauce
755 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 2 fresh lobsters (approx. 800 g each,)
- 2 shallots
- 50 g butter
- 1 tsp flour
- 4 tbsp dry Madeira
- 200 g heavy cream
- 2 egg yolks
- salt
- cayenne pepper
Instructions
- 1. Fill a large pot with plenty of water and bring it to a boil.
- 2. Place the first lobster head-first into the boiling water.
- 3. Simmer the lobster gently for about 15 minutes.
- 4. Remove the first lobster from the water and let it cool slightly.
- 5. Repeat the cooking process with the second lobster.
- 6. Hold the cooked lobster firmly by the shell just above the head with one hand.
- 7. Twist the claws off one by one until they detach from the body.
- 8. Hold the lobster body with both hands.
- 9. Bend the tail up or down until it snaps off.
- 10. Push the meat out of the tail using your thumbs.
- 11. Remove the black vein from the tail meat.
- 12. Repeat removing the tail meat with the second lobster.
- 13. Bend off the small lower pincer of the claw.
- 14. Twist off the lower joint of the claw.
- 15. Pull the joint apart and remove the meat.
- 16. Place the large claw piece upright on a cutting board.
- 17. Tap the thick end of the shell with a heavy knife until a crack forms.
- 18. Carefully pull the meat out of the broken shell.
- 19. Peel the shallots.
- 20. Chop the shallots finely.
- 21. Sweat the shallots in hot butter in a pot until translucent.
- 22. Dust the shallots with flour.
- 23. Cook the flour briefly while stirring.
- 24. Pour in Madeira and cream.
- 25. Bring the sauce to a boil.
- 26. Simmer the sauce for about 10 minutes while stirring.
- 27. Take some sauce into a cup.
- 28. Whisk the sauce in the cup with the egg yolks.
- 29. Pour the egg yolk mixture back into the pot.
- 30. Warm the sauce for a few minutes without boiling.
- 31. Season the sauce with salt and cayenne pepper.
- 32. Serve the sauce with the lobster meat.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 755
- Protein: 31 g · Fett/Fat: 63 g · Carbs: 11 g