Grilled lobster with a buttery Pernod sauce

Name: Grilled lobster with a buttery Pernod sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 star anise; 2 tablespoons Pernod; 40 g (1¼ oz) unsalted butter, melted; 4 raw lobster tails; 200 g (6½ oz) unsalted butter, cubed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Summer

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

Seafood gains a wonderful new dimension when served with a buttery sauce brightened with a dash of Pernod. The aniseed flavour of the sauce is enhanced with the infusion of star anise.

Ingredients

Pernod Sauce

1 star anise
2 tablespoons Pernod
200 g (

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

To make the Pernod sauce, place 125 ml (4 fl oz) water in a small pan with the star anise and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, or until reduced to a