Lobster Florentine Crepes Food

CREPES WITH SEAFOOD FILLING AND LOBSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the crepes: In a bowl place the flour, whisk in the milk and water, a little at a time. Mix in the eggs, the salt and butter and continue to whisk until smooth. Let stand, covered, 30 minutes. Heat a crepe pan over moderate heat until very hot, brush with melted butter. Add 1/4 cup of batter to center of pan. Tilt pan in all directions, pouring out excess batter into bowl. Cook 30 seconds, or until golden brown. Turn and cook 20 to 30 seconds more. Invert crepe onto plate. Continue to make crepes in the same manner.
• Make the filling: In a skillet, set over moderate heat, melt the butter and cook the shallots until softened. Add the shellfish and cook for 2 minutes. Add the wine and Madeira, simmer, covered, 1 minute. Uncover, increase heat to high and reduce until all the liquid has been evaporated. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in chives.
• Make the white sauce: In a saucepan set over moderately low heat, melt the butter, add the flour and cook, whisking, for 2 minutes. Add the hot milk and salt and pepper to taste, whisking. Bring the liquid to a boil, whisking, and simmer 1 minute. In a small bowl combine the egg yolk and cream. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the yolk mixture. Return to heat and cook, stirring, until very thick. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper. Fold in shellfish and cheese.
• Make the lobster sauce: In a saucepan set over moderately low heat melt the butter, add the flour and cook, whisking, for 2 minutes. Add the hot lobster stock and salt and pepper to taste, whisking. Bring the liquid to a boil, whisking, and simmer until slightly thickened. Add heavy cream and 3 tablespoons of the lobster butter and simmer, whisking occasionally, for one hour. Whisk in remaining lobster butter.
• To assemble the crepes: Arrange crepe, browned-side down, on counter. Place 1/2 cup filling in center. Fold 2 sides of crepe over mixture so that they meet in the center. Fold top and bottom sides of crepe over so that they meet in the center. Turn crepe over and transfer to a buttered flameproof baking dish. Prepare remaining crepes in the same manner. Cover the crepes with some of the lobster sauce and sprinkle with grated Swiss cheese. Put under a preheated broiler 1 to 2 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
• Remove meat from the lobster, and reserve. Add shells to the hot lobster stock or fish broth, and simmer for 1 hour. Remove shells, and chop into small pieces. Add shells to food processor work bowl (or blender) and add butter. Pulse 5 to 6 times. Return mixture to saucepan and melt butter again. Strain carefully and reserve lobster butter.

LOBSTER CREPES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a sauce pan and quickly saute shallot.
• Whisk in flour, stirring constantly.
• Gradually add the milk and cream, whisking continuously.
• Add salt, white pepper, paprika and curry powder.
• Once sauce is thickened, add lemon juice and lobster.
• Spoon into crepes, fold, top with addional sauce and sprinkle with optional cheese and serve.

LOBSTER NEWBURG CREPES

Steps:

• Melt butter in top of double boiler.
• Add cream and paprika and heat over simmering water.
• Beat egg yolks in a small bowl.
• Stir a little of the cream mixture into yolks before adding them to the cream mixture, beating constantly with a whisk.
• Add sherry or Madiera and continue cooking slowly, stirring until sauce thickens.
• Season to taste with salt and white pepper and stir in lobster meat; remove from heat.
• Butter a small shallow baking dish.
• Using a slotted spoon place some of the lobster and a little sauce across the middle of each crepe.
• Roll up crepes and place, seam side down, in baking dish.
• Spoon remaining sauce over crepes, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To cook, sprinkle crepes with cheese and place in a preheated 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until heated through.

SAVORY TOWER OF CRêPES WITH LOBSTER, BROCCOLI, AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Stir 1/2 cup of grated Swiss cheese into 2 cups warm béchamel sauce (page 13), making it now a Mornay sauce. Prepare 2 cups of creamed lobster (see page 66), using 1/2 cup of the sauce instead of heavy cream. Mix 1/2 cup of sauce into 2 cups of broccoli florets (page 25), and another 1/2 cup of sauce with 2 cups of quartered sautéed mushrooms (page 31).
• Center a large crêpe (page 88) in a baking dish and spoon on half of one filling; cover with another crêpe and half of second filling; top with a crêpe and half of the third filling. Repeat, ending with a plain crêpe, and spooning the remaining sauce over all.
• Bake for 30 minutes in a preheated 400°F oven, or until bubbling and lightly browned.

SEAFOOD FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, combine haddock, shrimp, and scallops and mix well. Spray a medium-sized casserole dish lightly with baking spray. Sliced the cooked sweet potatoes very thinly. Layer sliced sweet potato in the bottom of the baking dish and cover with uncooked baby spinach leaves. Gently pour 2 cups cream over the potatoes and spinach. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with 3/4 of the Parmesan, then add the seafood mixture. Cover with remaining 2 cups cream and Parmesan.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. When ready to serve, garnish lightly with fresh chopped parsley or put a sprig of parsley on side of dish.

LOBSTER CREPES

Steps:

• Crepes.
• Beat eggs, flour and seasonings. Gradually add milk, beating until smooth. Refrigerate 2 hours. For each crepe, pour 2-3 tbsp of batter in a heated, oiled crepe pan. Brown lightly on each side. Keep warm in a very low oven.
• Lobster Filling.
• Preheat oven to 425°. Break lobster into pieces. Melt butter and saute onion and mushrooms 3-5 minutes. Stir in flour and seasonings. Add milk gradually. Cook, stirring constantly until thickened. remove from heat. Add wine and lobster. Mix well.
• Spoon 3 tbsp filling into each crepe and roll up. Arrange crepes on ovenproof platter. Brush with half the melted butter. Sprinkle with cheese, mixed with crumbs. Bae at 425° for 5-8 minutes. Stir remaining melted butter into remaining sauce and serve over crepes.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE CREPE (IHOP'S COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Combine flour, milk, eggs, butter and salt in a bowl. beat until all the flour lumps are gone. the consistency will be like thin pancake batter. set aside.
• Sauté chicken and garlic on butter until golden brown.
• Pour in milk and cream of chicken. simmer. reduce to low to medium heat.
• After simmer, put the spinach and cheese inches keep stirring until the cheese completely melts. salt and pepper to taste. make sure the bottom wont stick. keep simmering until the sauce is reduced.
• While the chicken is simmering, start cooking the crepes. in a lightly greased skillet, pour about 3 tbsp of batter and spread it as thin as possible. do not flip. in about 1 minute, check the bottom side of the crepe if light brown. cook only one side of the crepe or else it will be crunchy.
• By the time you're done with the crepes, chicken should be done too. pour about 3/4 cup of chicken on each crepe on the center. wrap each side. top lightly with parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE CREPES

Steps:

• Dice the chicken breast into small pea shaped pieces and set aside. Strain the spinach to make sure all of the water is out and also set it aside.
• Melt the butter in a skillet and sauté the onions until just browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add chicken into the pan and cook on medium high for about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and stir to incorporate.
• Bring the heat down to low and stir in the Swiss cheese and the spinach. Salt and pepper to taste and turn the heat off.
• Heat a 10 inch skillet on medium high and cook crepes according to the package directions or 2 minutes on each side.
• Once all crepes are cooked I then fill each one with 3 tbsp of the chicken filling and I smother the crepes in my Swiss cheese sauce (Recipe #241932) which is posted on this site.