Lobster Thermidor
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 709.77 ml water
- 4 large lobster tails (about 28 ounces)
- 473.18 ml nonfat milk
- 4.92 ml olive oil
- 44.37 ml chopped shallots (about 1 large)
- 453.59 g sliced mushrooms
- 44.37 ml dry sherry
- 22.18 ml flour
- 1.23 ml fresh ground black pepper
- 0.25 ml white pepper
- 14.79 ml chopped fresh basil
- 9.85 ml chopped fresh tarragon
- 44.37 ml whipping cream
- 1.23 ml kosher salt
- cooking spray
- 177.44 ml shredded reduced-fat reduced-sodium swiss cheese
- 157.80 ml panko breadcrumbs
- 9.85 ml unsalted butter
directions
- Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a stockpot. Place a vegetable steamer or rack in bottom of pan. Add lobster tails. Cover and steam for 8 minutes or until done.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Remove meat from shells (save shells); chop meat into bite-sized pieces.
- Cover and chill.
- Place lobster shells in a large zip-top plastic bag. Coarsely crush shells using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
- Combine shells and milk in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer; cook 5 minutes (do not boil).
- Remove from heat; cover and let stand 30 minutes.
- Strain mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 450°.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add shallots; sauté 2 minutes or until soft.
- Add mushrooms; sauté 4 minutes or until liquid begins to evaporate.
- Stir in sherry, and cook 1 minute.
- Combine reserved milk mixture, flour, black pepper, and white pepper in a small bowl; stir with a whisk until smooth.
- Add milk mixture to pan; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute or until thickened, stirring constantly.
- Stir in basil and tarragon; cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
- Add reserved lobster meat, cream, and salt, stirring to combine.
- Divide mixture evenly among each of 4 (1 1/2-cup) gratin dishes coated with cooking spray.
- Combine cheese, panko, and melted butter in a small bowl; toss to combine.
- Sprinkle 1/4 of the panko mixture over each gratin.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until topping is browned.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Vino Girl
United States
My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
We live on several peaceful wooded acres on a cute little river in rural NE Wisconsin, with a cranky old-lady Burmese and whatever stray outdoor cats that have decided to adopt us on any given day. The cute puppy in the picture is Jake, our Elhew-bred English Pointer that we brought home on Easter weekend 2007. I've also got 2 painted turtles named Dennis and Fuzz, and a bunch of fish (koi and goldfish, along with the guppies & swordtails in the turtle tank).
I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them.
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