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Lobster Thermador
  • For : 2 servings
  • Time : 2 hours
  • Difficulty : medium

For this recipe, you need :

  • 2 live lobsters
  • salt
  • pepper
  • paprika
  • butter
  • button mushrooms (optional)
  • emmental
  • Sauce:
  • 50 g butter
  • 200 g shallots
  • 200 g dry white wine
  • 1 sprig of tarragon
  • 200 g fish stock
  • 250 g béchamel sauce
  • mustard
  • salt
  • pepper
  • butter

Technical Stages :

Lobster Thermador - 1
1

Prepare all the ingredients.

Lobster Thermador - 2
2

Thinly slice the shallots.

Lobster Thermador - 3
3

Sweat them in a knob of butter for a few seconds.

Lobster Thermador - 4
4

Add white wine...

Lobster Thermador - 5
5

...tarragon sprig...

Lobster Thermador - 6
6

...fish stock...

Lobster Thermador - 7
7

... and reduce by half.

Lobster Thermador - 8
8

Add a good spoonful of mustard to the bechamel sauce...

Lobster Thermador - 9
9

...and mix thoroughly.

Lobster Thermador - 10
10

Place the lobsters on a cutting board and split them in half beginning with the head...

Lobster Thermador - 11
11

...then the tail. It is easier to cut the tail when folded backward.

Lobster Thermador - 12
12

Separate the 2 parts.

Lobster Thermador - 13
13

Remove the guts.

Lobster Thermador - 14
14

Place the lobsters on a baking sheet. Add salt, pepper and paprika. Add a few knobs of butter.

Lobster Thermador - 15
15

Bake in warm oven and frequently sprinkle with butter (around 12 mn).

Lobster Thermador - 16
16

Incorporate the reduced preparation, the bechamel sauce with mustard.

Lobster Thermador - 17
17

Mix well using a whisk.

Lobster Thermador - 18
18

Strain using a fine sieve or a chinois.

Lobster Thermador - 19
19

When finished...

Lobster Thermador - 20
20

...remove the meat and the roe from the shells.

Lobster Thermador - 21
21

Cut them into pieces.

Lobster Thermador - 22
22

You may add some fried button mushrooms (optional).

Lobster Thermador - 23
23

Place a layer of sauce into the lobster tail , fried mushrooms...

Lobster Thermador - 24
24

...pieces of roe and meat...

Lobster Thermador - 25
25

...and coat with the sauce.

Lobster Thermador - 26
26

Sprinkle with grated emmental...

Lobster Thermador - 27
27

...a few knobs of butter...

Lobster Thermador - 28
28

...and leave to broil in the oven or in the broiler to obtain a regular gratinée.

Serve immediately.

Thank you for following this recipe !

The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

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