Pan-fried Half Lobster with Parsley and Chive Butter

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Seafood Shack: Food & Tales from Ullapool

By Kirsty Scobie and Fenella Renwick

Published 2020

  • About

Once you have cooked the lobsters this is actually a pretty simple recipe, but don’t underestimate it. Keeping it simple can be key to making something delicious.

Ingredients

  • 2 cooked lobsters, submerged into cold water straight after cooking
  • 150 g butter, chopped into chunks

Method

Halve your lobsters and break off the legs and claws. Crack the claws, but don’t take the meat out of them. Place your butter and herbs in a large frying pan (don’t use a non-stick one as the shells can scratch it and ruin the surface) and put on a high heat. Once your butter starts to foam, put in your lobsters, claws and legs - if you don’t have a big pan you may have to do this in two batche