Lobster in Lettuce Cream

Name: Lobster in Lettuce Cream
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: Saltwater bath large enough to cover the lobsters; 10 tablespoons unsalted butter or ½ cup corn or pure olive oil; 2 large lobsters; Bouquet garni of fresh parsley and chervil stems, 1 bay leaf, and 1 sprig fresh thyme; Bouquet garni of fresh parsley and chervil stems, 1 bay leaf, and 1 sprig fresh thyme; ½ small carrot, chopped; 1 large yellow onion, chopped; ½ cup dry white wine; 1 cup bottled clam juice; 10 tablespoons unsalted butter or ½ cup corn or pure olive oil; 10 tablespoons unsalted butter or ½ cup corn or pure olive oil; Pepper from the mill; Salt; ⅓ cup crème fraîche or to taste; 1 large head Boston lettuce; 3 shallots, very finely chopped; Bouquet garni of fresh parsley and chervil stems, 1 bay leaf, and 1 sprig fresh thyme; Bouquet garni of fresh parsley and chervil stems, 1 bay leaf, and 1 sprig fresh thyme; Bouquet garni of fresh parsley and chervil stems, 1 bay leaf, and 1 sprig fresh thyme; ⅓ cup cooked baby peas; Chopped fresh chervil leaves; Fresh chervil pluches (small sprigs)

Preparation info

FFR—
4
first-course servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Making of a Cook

By Madeleine Kamman

Published 1997

About

This modern-style recipe contains several important techniques: cooking the lobsters, preparing lobster fumet, making lobster oil or butter, and using a puree of vegetables to thicken a sauce. You’ll need two large bags of ice.

Ingredients

2 large lobsters
Saltwater bath large enough to cover the lobsters
10 tablespoons unsalted butter or

Europe
France
Fish course
Starter
Gluten-free
Pescatarian

Method

Crush the ice while still in the bags. Empty the first bag into a very large container. Pacify and boil the lobsters 3 minutes after the second boil. Deposit the cooked lobsters onto the ice and pour the contents of the second bag of ice evenly over them. Let cool completely, then shell, store the meat in a covered nonreactive container, and keep refrigerated. Keep both tips of the heads and bo