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Lobster Thermidor

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  • Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

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  • 4 lemons, halved
  • 2 onions, quartered
  • 4 lobster tails, (or 2 whole lobsters)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup shallots, minced
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped
  • 3/4 cup fresh Parmesan
  • 1/2 pound bacon
  • 1 cup onions, julienned
  • 1 cup green beans, blanched
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 cloves garlic,minced

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Fill a large stockpot with salted water. Add lemon halves and quartered onions and bring to a boil. Add lobsters to the boiling water and cook for 15 minutes.
  3. Remove the lobsters from the pot and place in a large bowl of ice water.
  4. In a large saucepan, melt the butter, then add the flour, stirring constantly over medium heat for 1 minute. Add shallots and cook for 1 minute more. Stir in wine, milk, and heavy cream, and bring to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes or until the sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon. It is okay if the sauce seems extremely thick.
  5. Remove pan from heat and add the tarragon and Dijon.
  6. Remove lobster tails from ice bath and gently cut the belly-side of the shells so you can remove the meat while still keeping the back-side of the shell intact.
  7. Set cleaned out shells aside for serving.
  8. Dice the lobster meat and fold into the sauce. Stir in the Parmesan, and then divide the mixture into the lobster shells.
  9. On a large baking sheet, gently make little "nests" out of aluminum foil to cradle the loster tails in so they won't tip over in the oven. Place the filled lobster tails onto the cradles on the baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for 10-15 minutes until tops are golden.
  10. While the lobsters are baking, oil a pan and cook the bacon until crispy. Add onions and cook for 5 minutes then add the green beans and garlic and cook 5 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  11. Arrange the green bean mixture on serving plates and top with the lobster tails.
  12. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Adapted from The Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook by Emily Ansara Baines

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