Lobster Barraca

Submitted by Member 610488

"Signature dish of the Restaurant A Barraca Muchaxo in the small community of Praia do Guincho, Cascais, Portugal as noted in a clipping from my grandmothers recipe box."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 4 1⁄2 lbs lobster meat, diced
• 2 medium onions, peeled and chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (12 ounce) can V8 vegetable juice
• 1 (10 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 cup cognac

directions

1. Fry the onions in the olive oil until caramelized.
2. Mix the V-8 juice, tomato sauce, cayenne and paprika together and then add to onions.
3. Simmer sauce for 10 minutes.
4. Fry lobster meat in butter for 5 minutes.
5. Place meat on a flameproof platter or casserole dish and flambe with the cognac until the flames go out.
6. Add lobster meat to sauce and simmer gently 15 minutes. Serve over rice.