Lobster Stew With Roasted Red Pepper Potato Cakes Food

LOBSTER STEW

Steps:

• In a stockpot, melt the butter over low heat until bubbling. Do not burn. Add the onions and caramelize over medium heat; do not let them brown.
• Add the lobster stock, potatoes, carrots, celery, chives, parsley, cayenne and 1 1/2 cups water. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are cooked (soft but hold up), about 15 minutes. Add the cream and milk and bring to a boil. Immediately turn down the heat.
• While the cream and milk are warming, heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat. Once the oil is smoking, add the lobster meat and season with salt and pepper to taste. When the lobster meat is warm, deglaze the pan with the sherry. Add the warmed lobster meat and juices to the cream mixture. Season with salt and pepper, if needed. Ladle into serving bowls and serve.

LOBSTER STEW

Steps:

• In a medium-size deep skillet or heavy saucepan, cook the onion in the butter over medium heat until softened and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the cooked lobster meat and toss to coat with the butter. Pour in the sherry and bring to a boil. Add the lobster stock, if you have it, and boil until the liquid is reduced by half. Add the light cream and paprika. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring just to a boil. Immediately ladle into soup plates and garnish with the chives. Serve at once.

LOBSTER CEVICHE

Steps:

• In a pot of boiling water, cook the lobsters for 6 minutes. The meat should not be cooked all the way, only about 75 percent done. Cool and remove the meat from the tails. Dice into 1-inch pieces. Reserve the rest of the lobster meat for another use. Mix the tail meat with the citrus juices and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Add the celery, jalapeno, cucumber, arugula and onion to the lobster and let stand another 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a grill pan over medium-high heat. Grill the radicchio until just wilted, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Season with salt. Slice the radicchio into coarse ribbons. To serve, make a bed of radicchio and spoon the ceviche right on top.

POTATO-CRUSTED LOBSTER CAKES

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree the fish with salt, pepper, and cream to make a mousse. Add the mustard, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco. Fold lobster meat into the mousse until it is completely mixed. Grate the potatoes and rinse under cold water until the water is clear. Drain and squeeze dry. Melt the butter and drizzle over the potatoes. Mix together with lemon juice.
• Divide the lobster meat into 3-ounce portions to make 8 cakes. Roll each portion into a ball. Individually roll each ball in the potatoes and press into cakes. Dredge the cakes in flour. Heat a medium saute pan until hot; add oil. When oil is hot, add 4 cakes to the pan. Lower the heat to medium and brown cakes on both sides. Drain cakes on paper towels. Serve hot with roasted vegetable salad.

IRISH POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups leftover mashed potatoes, a heaping 1/3 cup flour, 2 tablespoons milk and 1 tablespoon chopped mixed herbs in a bowl; knead until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Divide into 4 balls on a floured surface and flatten each into a 3-inch patty. Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add the patties and cook until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes per side, adding more butter to the pan as needed. Season with salt.

GARLIC POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes, garlic, and the 1 teaspoon kosher salt in an 8-quart pan and fill with enough water to cover the potatoes. Bring the water to a gentle boil and cook until the potatoes are just tender. Drain the potatoes, return them to the pot, and stir over medium heat for 1 minute to dry the potatoes.
• Add 3 tablespoons of the cornmeal and the parsley and mash everything together with a potato masher, leaving the mixture chunky.
• Whisk together the egg, egg yolk, milk, and 1 tablespoon of the oil in a small bowl. Stir the mixture into the potatoes and season with salt and pepper. Spread the potatoes out on a large plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 4 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Form the chilled potato mixture into 16 cakes about 3/4 inch thick. Put the remaining 5 tablespoons cornmeal in a shallow dish and coat the potato cakes in the cornmeal.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the potato cakes, in batches, and brown them on both sides.
• Transfer the potato cakes to a baking sheet and bake until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND LOBSTER AND POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until they are fork tender, strain and mash them. They can be a little bit chunky, as it will add a different texture.
• Place mashed potatoes in a mixing bowl, fold in sour cream, lobster, dill, lemon zest and green onion and season to taste. Form into 4oz patties.
• Make an egg wash (which is eggs and Milk), coat each patty in flour and shake off excess, dip in egg wash and then coat in breadcrumbs.
• Allow to sit in freezer for 10 minutes, then repeat breading process immediately fry in a deep fat fryer until golden brown.
• Freeze any remaining patties for use later.

JASPER WHITE'S PAN-ROASTED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. For each lobster, place it on a cutting board, facing you. Place the front tip of a heavy knife in the center of the lobster, near where the carapace meets the tail. In one forceful, swift motion, split the front half of the lobster lengthwise, which will kill it instantly. Turn it around and repeat this motion, splitting the tail and the lobster in half.
• Pull the head sac out of both halves. Use fingers or surgical tweezers to remove the intestines. Place the tomalley and roe, if there is any, in a small bowl and use a fork to break it into tiny pieces; cover and refrigerate. With a knife, remove the claws and knuckles by cutting the thin sections where the knuckles meet the body. With the back side of the knife, tap the claws until the shells crack. In another swift, forceful motion, cut the tail from the body on both sides.
• Place a heavy 12-inch saute pan over the highest heat possible and heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Add the oil and heat until it forms a film over the bottom of the pan. Slide the lobster sections, shells down, into the hot oil. Using tongs, move the pieces and flatten them to sear all the shells evenly. The claws need to be seared on only one side.
• Add the tomalley and roe and stir; place in the oven for 3 minutes. Remove, return to high heat on the stove top, add the shallots and stir. Remove the pan from the heat and add the bourbon; return to the heat, where the bourbon will probably ignite. Cook until the flames die down, add the wine and cook until the pan is almost dry. Reduce the heat to low.
• Quickly remove the lobster and place shell-side down on warm plates. Return the pan to low heat, add the butter, chervil and chives and stir until the mixture resembles a creamy sauce, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper to taste, spoon the sauce over the lobster and serve.

ROASTED RED PEPPER STEW

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 350°F.
• Peel and then cut the red onions into 1/4ths.
• Cut the peppers into 1/4ths, and de-seed.
• Cut the tomatoes into 1/4ths.
• Cut about 1/2" top from the garlic head, and drizzle about 1/2 tsp olive oil on top of the bulb of garlic, and some will go down inside to the individual cloves.
• Place all the veggies, including the head of garlic, on a large cookie sheet and drizzle with the remaining olive oil.
• Roast in the pre-heated oven for 30 minutes. Check the veggies, to see if they are browning nicely. Give them a stir. Put them in for 15 minutes more, and check them again. When they are browned and tender, remove the veggies, and take the pepper slices, and remove the tough outter skin.
• Now drizzle a large sauce pan (with a heavy bottom) with some more olive oil. I used a good amount, but it's up to you, you don't need so much if you're watching calories.
• Heat the oil on medium heat for a minute and then squeeze the roasted garlic into the oil (omit the papery skins!). Give this a stir, and then add the peppers, onions and tomatoes.
• Add the chicken stock and/or red wine, red pepper flakes, salt and paprika - Stir and turn the heat down to low, so that the mixture is bubbling lightly. Let this simmer down for an hour or more. Watch the pan doesn't get too dry, if it does cover and keep the moisture inches We want this moist but now swimming in liquid. You'll have to judge when it's done!
• If find you can simmer this as long as you like - it's delish the next day too.
• When you serve, check the salt and add more if you like. Sprinkle with fresh ground pepper. Add the Feta cheese just before serving (if using).

LOBSTER STEW

Steps:

• Saute the lobster meat gently in butter until butter turns pink. Add half and half slowly. Heat over medium heat until hot. Do not boil. Serve with oyster crackers and enjoy!