Lobster Thermidor
- 2 live lobsters
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 8 mushrooms, sliced
- 2 ounces Sherry wine
- 2 cups warm cream
- 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- Fresh grated cheese
- Bread crumbs
- Melted butter
Boil the lobsters 20 minutes in plenty of water; cool split lenghtwise remove meat, cut it in 1/2-inch squares. Saute the shallots in hot frying pan with butter; add mushrooms, cook 2 minutes; add lobster meat and sherry, cook 2 minutes; add cream thicken with egg yolks. Place mixture back in the shells; Sprinkle with grated cheese, then bread crumbs; pour melted butter on top and bake in hot oven for approximately ten minutes (be patient, you rascal).
Submitted by May 24, 2009
15 min 34 min 49 min
15 min 34 min 49 min