Minced Lobster Meat Food

MINCED LOBSTER RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Boil lobster tails. Cool. Remove meat from shells. Cut down center lengthwise. Break into pieces. Open pieces up and you will see swirls of meat. Finely shred out the swirls. The finer you shred the meat, the fluffier the finished dish will be. After all meat is shredded, set aside. Make a sauce of sauteed diced onion, tomato paste, whole tomatoes, minced garlic, thyme, lime juice, salt, and pepper. Simmer 15 minutes. Put shredded lobster in sauce and mix thoroughly. Drizzle 1/4 cup cooking oil over mixture. Cover and let simmer. The lobster will absorb the oil and sauce and puff up almost like a souffle. Serve hot as main dish. A truly gourmet dish is made by using minced lobster to stuff a whole red snapper. Bake in oven. Fit for a king! This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

LOBSTER CAKES

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter.
• Add in the onion, garlic, and carrots; saute and stir frequently for 3 minutes or until onions are soft.
• Add in the bell peppers and saute another 2 minutes.
• Add in the lobster meat and cook 1 minute or until heated through; Set aside to cool for 10-15 minutes.
• Transfer lobster mixture to a large mixing bowl.
• Add in eggs, mayonnaise, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste; stir to mix well.
• Add 1 cup of bread crumbs to lobster mixture; toss to mix.
• Add more breadcrumbs if needed so that mixture barely holds it shape.
• Take 1/4 cup lobster mixture and shape cakes by hand.
• Pour oil into a large nonstick skillet to 1/4 inch depth; heat over medium heat.
• When very hot, add lobster cakes.
• Cook for about 3 minutes per side (for a 1-inch thick cake) or until golden brown on both sides.
• Remove from skillet and drain on paper-towel lined plate.
• Serve warm with your favorite sauce--we like honey mustard sauce.

BAHAMIAN GRILLED LOBSTER TAILS

Steps:

• Holding each lobster tail shell side down, cut away the ribbed membrane as close to the shell as possible with kitchen shears, remove the lobster meat in one piece from each shell, and rinse and pat dry the shells.
• Devein the pieces of lobster meat if necessary, rinse and pat them dry, and sprinkle them with the lemon juice.
• In a small saucepan melt the butter with minced garlic and remove the pan from the heat.
• In a shallow bowl stir together well the bread crumbs, the salt, the pepper, the herbs, the garlic powder, the cayenne and the Parmesan cheese.
• Roll the pieces of lobster meat in the garlic butter, dredge them in the bread crumb mixture and return them to the shells.
• Grill the lobster tails, shell sides down, on a rack set 4-6-inches over glowing coals, turning them occasionally from side to side, for 10 minutes.
• Cover the grill and grill the lobster tails for 5-10 minutes more, or until they are just cooked through.