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Lobster Etoufee

Grilled Lobster

Steamed Lobster

Oysters Stuffed Into Lobsters With White Sauce

Lobster Etoufée (Serves 3-4)

Ingredients:

Method:

1 cup fish stock
1/2 teaspoon Basil
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
Freshly ground black pepper

1 lobster shelled
1/2 cup chopped shallots, including the greens
4 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce1 small capsicum, diced
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup flour
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minces
2 stalks celery, diced
2 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped (do not substitute with canned tomatoes)

Note: This dish begins, as with all traditional Cajun dishes, with a roux - or the browning of flour in a fat or oil for use as a thickening agent.

To make the roux: heat oil in a heavy frypan until hot. Gradually stir in the flour and stir constantly until the mixture turns brown. Be very careful you don't burn the roux. If you see dark flecks forming in the roux, it's burnt and it is best to throw it out and start over.

Sauté the onions, garlic, celery and capsicum in the roux for five minutes. Add the tomatoes, stock, basil, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to the boil stirring constantly. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until it thickens to a sauce. Add the chilli sauce, crayfish and shallots and simmer for an additional 5 minutes or until the crayfish is cooked. Remove the bay leaf and serve over cooked rice.

Grilled Lobster (Serves 2)
Ingredients:	Method:
2 x 1.5kg lobsters 1/3 cup melted butter salt and pepper to taste	In a large pot boil about 2 gallons of water. Add one live lobster and cover. Cook for 3 minutes. Remove lobster with tongs and return water to boiling. Add 2nd lobster. cook three minutes and remove with tongs. Turn lobsters upside down and cut lengthwise from the tip of the tail through the head (you may need to use a poultry sheers to cut the tail portion of the shell). This should give you 4 half lobsters. Place lobsters shell side down on a medium hot grill and baste with butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover grill and cook for about 8-9 minutes or until the meat in the thickest part of the tail turns opaque. Serve with melted butter and a slice of lemon.

Steamed Lobster (Serves 2)
Ingredients:	Method:
2 x 1.5kg lobsters, halved lengthwise 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoons Minced garlic Salt and freshly ground pepper 3/4 cup Dry white wine Juice of 1/2 lemon 8 Juniper berries, crushed 2 Bay leaves 1 teaspoon Chopped thyme 8 Thyme sprigs	Rub the cut sides of the lobster tails with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon of the garlic. Then season the lobster with salt and pepper. In a large steamer, combine 1/2 cup of the wine with the lemon juice, juniper berries, bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Add 2 inches of water, then the lobsters, cut side up, in a steamer basket and cover tightly. Steam the lobsters over high heat about 8 minutes, or until the tails are cooked through and the claws are red. 3.Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the remaining 1/4 cup of oil until shimmering. Add the mushrooms and cook over high heat until tender and just beginning to brown, about 8 minutes. Add the remaining 1 teaspoon of garlic and the chopped thyme and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the remaining 1/4 cup of white wine and cook until almost evaporated. Season with salt and pepper.

Oysters Stuffed Into Lobsters With White Sauce
Ingredients:	Method:
2 lobsters, boiled 18 oysters 1/2 cup bread crumbs seasonings to taste 1 cup thick white sauce To make White Sauce: scald 1 pint of milk. Melt 1,2 or 3 tablespoons of butter, depending on desired consistency, in a saucepan. Add half a teaspoon of salt, and 1,2,or 4 tablespoons of flour, depending on desired consistency, and let cook for one minute, stirring constantly. Add the milk little by little, stirring gently until it boils. Let it boil for 3 minutes	Cut lobsters in halves. Remove meat and cut in small pieces. Chop oysters. Cook oysters in the white sauce, with the seasonings, for about 2 minutes. Add the lobster meat and the bread crumbs. Fill each lobster shell with the mixture. Put lobster shells in baking pan. Bake in hot oven for about 8 to 10 minutes. Then serve.