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Butter Poached Lobster Recipe
Nov 02, 2011 @ 6:35 PM
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Daily Value: 87%
Servings: 2
Low-Carb
Gluten-Free, Wheat-Free, Sugar-Conscious
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Nutrition
Cal/Serving: 1,748Daily Value: 87%
Servings: 2
Low-Carb
Gluten-Free, Wheat-Free, Sugar-Conscious
| Fat | 143g | 219% |
| Saturated | 88g | 441% |
| Trans | 6g | 0% |
| Carbs | 3g | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 3% |
| Sugars | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 114g | 228% |
| Cholesterol | 1229mg | 410% |
| Sodium | 2897mg | 121% |
| Calcium | 620mg | 62% |
| Magnesium | 264mg | 66% |
| Potassium | 1442mg | 41% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
| Zinc | 24mg | 161% |
| Vitamin A | 4270IU | 85% |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 26% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0mg | 10% |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0mg | 7% |
| Niacin (B3) | 11mg | 55% |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | 35% |
| Folic Acid (B9) | 76µg | 19% |
| Vitamin B12 | 9µg | 147% |
| Vitamin D | 3µg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 10mg | 49% |
| Vitamin K | 12µg | 15% |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 37g | 0% |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 7g | 0% |
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Now, no one's making any claims that you're going to be able to blindfold Thomas Keller and trick him into thinking he's eating his own fare, and there's not much complication to the recipe, but it's pretty damn tasty, and if you can make it during a hurricane, well, you could pretty much make it anywhere. You know?
INGREDIENTS
- 3 sticks butter
- 2 1 1/2- pound lobsters
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Pinch of pepper
DIRECTIONS
Gently melt the butter in a sauté pan on a low simmer. After killing the lobster with your chef's knife, crack your lobster claws off and use the back flatridge of your knife to crack the claw (to help it cook). Twist off the tail, splitting it down the center of the underbelly but being careful not to cut into the meat. Place the claws and tails in the pan and simmer gently on a low heat for about 3 minutes then turn them. Simmer for another 3 minutes and remove. Crack them open, slice the tail thinly and garnish with the claw.
You can eat it just like that with a drizzle of the butter, or take a few tablespoons of it and whisk it with the juice of a lemon then drizzle that over. A pinch of pepper and there you have it — Hurricane Irene Butter Poached Lobster. Take that Ruth Bourdain.
Recipe Details
Servings: 2Total time: 20 minutes
Special Designations: Nut-free
