Twice Cooked Lobster

Cooking For “Just the Two Of Us”

Recipes that serve only two can have as much flavor appeal as those that feed a bunch. Here’s proof.

It’s said that “Good things come in Two’s… but finding good recipes that work well for just two people isn’t always comfortable; with that in mind, the hubby is writing this post about the twice-cooked Lobster. Below he shares his story and recipe on this fantastic dish.

Although? I? am? very? fond? of? seafood,? I? am? not? a? big? fan? of? Maine? lobsters.? ? I? ? find? them? too? dry? when? broiled? and? too? bland? when? steamed.? However,? when? I? first? tasted? the? lobster? at? Il? Toscano? restaurant? in? 2004,? I? was? immediately? impressed? by? its? irresistible? taste? and? melted? in? your? mouth? texture.? ?

Over? the? years,? I? have? had? it? on? numerous? occasions? without? disappointment.? ? Recently? on? a? trip? to? Martha’s? ? Vineyard,? I? went? to? a? restaurant? called? Atria? , which? also? had? a delicious? ? lobster? which? they? fry? in? a? wok? at? a? very? high? temperature.? In? speaking? with? ? Atria’s? chef’s wife ? (they? are? both? co-owners)? , I? was? informed? that? the? Lobster? is? dipped? in? milk? before? being? coated? in? flour? and? then? fried? in? the? wok.? Therefore,? when? I? returned? from? my? mini-vacation? from? Martha’s? ? Vineyard? ? a? few? weeks? ago,? I? was? inspired? to? make? my? home? version? of? a? restaurant-quality? lobster.

Ingredients:

Two? 1? 1/2? to? 2? pound? lobsters

3? tablespoons? extra? virgin? olive? oil? for? sauté? process?

1? cup? regular? olive? oil? for? frying? process

2? tablespoons? lemon? juice?

2? tablespoon? clam? juice

4? garlic? cloves? (minced)?

1? medium? sized? shallot? (minced)

2 tablespoons fresh chopped? Italian? parsley

1/2? teaspoon? dried? oregano

1/2? to? 1? teaspoon? red? pepper? flakes

1/2? cup? dry? white? wine? (I? used? pinot? grigio)

6? tablespoons? unsalted? butter?

2? whole? eggs? and? equal? ? part? buttermilk? (whisked? together? in? small? bowl)

10? tablespoons? flour? ? and? 5? tablespoon? cornstarch? mixed? together? in? medium? sized? bowl

Instructions:

Have? fresh? live? lobsters? split? and? cleaned? at? seafood? market? (only? the? claws? and? tails? will? be? used? for? the? recipe? and? thus? you? may? discard? the? head? and? body? with? attached? small? walking? legs).? ?

The? claws? are? separated? at? the? joints? and? the? shears? are? used? to? cut? the? shells? lengthwise? along? the? thinner? side? of? shell? while? exposing? the? meat? but? keeping? it? attached? inside? the? shell? (good? luck? with? getting? the? seafood? market? to? do? this? because? it? is? very? tedious? but? if? they? refuse? you? can? look? up? how? to? do? it? online).? ? Next? split? the? tail? in? half? lengthwise? and? cut? each? half? into? another? 2? to? 4? pieces? depending? upon? the? size? of? the? tails.? Once? these? steps? are? completed? the? lobster? meat/shells? should? be? completely? patted? dry with paper towels.

Dip? the? pieces? of? lobster? into? the? egg/buttermilk? mixture? and? shake? off? excess.? ? Next? fully? coat? each? piece? of? lobster? with? flour/cornstarch? mixture? and? place? on? dry? plate? until? ready? to? cook.

Next? preheat? regular? olive? oil? in? nonstick? 8? inch? frying? to? medium? high? heat.? ? Fry? lobster? in? batches? of? 5? to? 6? pieces? at? a? time? (20? to? 30? seconds? first? meat? side? down? and? then? flip? and? cook? another? 20? to? 30? seconds? on? shell? side? until? batter? is? lightly? golden? brown? and? exposed? shell? is? bright? red).? ? Be? sure? not? to? overcook? and? remove? from? pan? and? place? on? paper? towels.? ? Repeat? process? until? all? pieces? are? cooked.

Next? preheat? extra? virgin? olive? oil? in? 12? inch? nonstick? frying? pan on medium heat? and? then? add? garlic? and? shallots? and? sauté? for? approximately? 3? minutes? while? gently? stirring? to? avoid? sticking.? ? Then? add? white? wine? to? deglaze? the? pan? and? next? add? the? ? lemon? juice,? clam? juice? and? dried? oregano? and? stir.? ? Next? add? the? previously? fried? lobster? pieces? and? then? add? the? butter? (1? tablespoon? at? a? time)? into? different? areas? of? pan? and? allow? to? melt.? ? Gently? sprinkle? ? parsley? into? pan? along? with? red? pepper? flakes? and? sauté? lobster? with? constant? light? stirring? for? 4? to? 6? minutes.? You? may? sprinkle? a? small? amount? of? salt? and? black? pepper? to? desired? taste.? ? Remove? pan? form? stove? and? the? transfer? contents? of? pan? to? large? plate? and? may? enjoy? over? pasta? or? by? itself.

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