Baked stuffed lobster is a classic seafood dish that is perfect for special occasions or romantic dinners. This dish combines the rich, succulent flavor of lobster with a variety of fillings, such as seafood stuffing, breadcrumbs, and herbs, and is then baked to perfection. The result is a flavorful and elegant dish that is sure to impress. Whether you are a seasoned cook or a beginner, this article will provide you with the information and tips you need to make the best baked stuffed lobster.
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BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER TAILS
Make and share this Baked Stuffed Lobster Tails recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Alan Leonetti
Categories Lobster
Time 25m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Thaw lobster 1 to 2 days in refrigerator or place in a clean bowl under cool running water until completely thawed.
- To make stuffing, tear bread into small pieces.
- Chop parsley.
- Melt butter in a small skillet over Medium heat. Add parsley and crushed garlic into skillet. Saute for 30 seconds. Remove from heat. Add bread, thyme, salt, and pepper. If it is not holding together you can add a tiny bit of milk or water. Mix to blend and set aside.
- Heat oven to 450°F.
- Split top side of lobster shell down center with scissors, keeping tail fan intact. Pull shell open. Lift tail meat, leaving it attached at fan end, and lay over top of shell, piggyback style.
- Make a cut down center of meat 1/4 inch deep. Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour wine into an 8 x 8-inch baking dish. Place lobster tails in dish. Spoon stuffing over top of meat. Bake (uncovered) 10 to 12 minutes in center of oven, until meat turns from translucent to opaque (white).
- Remove from oven when internal temperature reaches 140°F Drizzle pan juices lightly over lobster and serve immediately with clarified butter and lemon wedges.
- For Clarified Butter:.
- Melt 1/2 cup butter over Medium heat until frothy. Pour into a small glass measuring cup. Let stand 5 minutes.
- Skim foam from the top with a spoon and discard. Pour off clear, clarified butter to use for dipping. Discard solids left in bottom of cup.
BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER NEW ENGLAND STYLE
Make and share this Baked Stuffed Lobster New England Style recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Steve P.
Categories Lobster
Time 45m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Melt 8 tablespoons butter in a 9-inch skillet over medium heat.
- Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes until soft but not browned.
- Stir in the tarragon and parsley.
- If using raw shrimp or scallops, add them with the herbs and cook for 1 minute.
- Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
- If using cooked lobster or crabmeat, remove the pan from the heat as soon as you stir in the herbs, let cool, and then add the lobster or crabmeat.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- With a cleaver of chefs knife, split the lobsters in half lengthwise.
- Remove and discard the head sac and intestine.
- Remove the tomalley and the roe if present and place in a small bowl.
- Break into small pieces using a fork.
- With the back side of a knife, crack the center of each claw on 1 side only.
- Season the lobsters lightly with salt and pepper.
- On a large roasting pan or baking sheet, place the halves together to resemble a butterfly.
- The tomalley and roe are optional for the stuffing.
- If you want to include them, mix them into the seafood mixture.
- Gently fold the crumbled crackers into the mixture.
- Divide the mixture evenly between 2 lobsters.
- If you are serving 1 lobster per person, spread the stuffing over the center so that the lobsters look whole again.
- Do not pack the stuffing tightly, or it will affect the even baking of the lobster.
- Brush the 3 tablespoons melted butter over the exposed meat tail, stuffing and claws.
- Bake until the lobster is cooked through and the stuffing is crisp and golden.
- Bake 17 minutes for a 1 1/2 pound lobster and 24 minutes for a 2-pound lobster.
SPECIAL OCCASION BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER
Celebrate in style! Anniversaries, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day all call for a special entree, and this is sure to win over that special someone. The great part of this recipe is that the lobster is partially boiled so that the prep is a little easier. Provide additional butter for dipping if desired. Serve with a salad, a baguette, and a nice wine, and enjoy this romantic dinner for two!
Provided by Pam
Categories Seafood Shellfish Lobster
Time 1h14m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Fill a large pot with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil. Submerge lobsters head-first into the boiling water; cover and steam until bright red, about 15 minutes. Remove from the pot and submerge in cold water.
- Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add scallops, shallot, and garlic. Cook and stir until shallot is tender and scallops are partially cooked, about 3 minutes. Cool slightly, about 1 minute. Fold in cracker crumbs and parsley to make a loose stuffing.
- Place lobsters on a work surface. Crack claws on one side. Split underside of body with kitchen scissors. Remove tomalley (liver), roe (eggs), sac (behind eyes), and intestinal vein. Split tail open and bend shell back underneath to lie flat to make ample room for stuffing.
- Place lobsters in a jelly roll pan with backs facing down. Baste with the about 3 tablespoons melted butter, including the shell area. Stuff body cavities and tails with filling. Drizzle the remaining butter over all.
- Bake in the preheated oven until filling is golden brown, about 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 549.5 calories, Carbohydrate 8.8 g, Cholesterol 286.6 mg, Fat 25.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 69.4 g, SaturatedFat 14.9 g, Sodium 1339.4 mg, Sugar 0.4 g
BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER AND SHRIMP
Great recipe.
Provided by Robert Dutra
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Clams
Time 1h13m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine cracker crumbs, basil, oregano, and tarragon in a large bowl.
- Insert a knife about 3/4 of the way through the back of 1 shrimp; split nearly all the way down the center of the body. Open shrimp like a book. Repeat with 1/2 the shrimp.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add remaining shrimp and scallops; cook until nearly opaque and lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Dice and add to the cracker mixture. Add clam juice and diced clams. Mix stuffing well.
- Split lobsters all the way down the middle; clean the insides. Lay flat on a baking pan. Fill with the stuffing. Use remaining stuffing to stuff the butterflied shrimp. Squeeze lemon juice over the lobsters and shrimp.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lobster and shrimp meat is opaque, 35 to 40 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 547.2 calories, Carbohydrate 21.9 g, Cholesterol 254.3 mg, Fat 29.4 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 49.4 g, SaturatedFat 16.3 g, Sodium 1063.5 mg, Sugar 1.4 g
EASY BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER TAILS
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Line a baking pan with aluminum foil.
- Combine cooked lobster meat, bread crumbs, butter, Worcestershire sauce, and salt in a bowl.
- Fill the empty lobster tails with stuffing and brush with olive oil.
- Place stuffed lobster tails in the prepared baking pan; bringing the edges of the foil over the tails to cover. Bake until stuffing is completely cooked, about 50 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 472.1 calories, Carbohydrate 21.3 g, Cholesterol 156.6 mg, Fat 29.9 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 28.7 g, SaturatedFat 17.2 g, Sodium 903.2 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
BAKED STUFFED SOLE W. CRAB STUFFING AND LOBSTER NEWBURG SAUCE
Make and share this Baked Stuffed Sole W. Crab Stuffing and Lobster Newburg Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by FoodieFanatic
Categories Crab
Time 1h30m
Yield 3-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Saute mushrooms, leeks, and butter until soft.
- Saute crabmeat 5 mins., then add 1/2 oz. Madeira, and 1 oz. cream.
- Saute until 75% of liquid is gone.
- Add dash of salt, and black pepper.
- Add this to 1/2 cup cracker crumbs.
- Mound stuffing in ovenproof dish.
- Place fish on top.
- Bake in preheated 350 oven, for 20-25 mins., or until fish is white in middle.
- To Make Lobster Sauce:.
- Saute 1/4 lb. butter and 1 lb. lobster meat over med. heat, for 10 minutes.
- Add 1 1/2 cups Madeira, salt, and pepper, and cook 10 minutes.
- Add 1/2 gal. cream, and bring to a boil, then add the roux, and simmer 15 minutes until thick, stir often.
- Spoon this on top of fish and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3058.3, Fat 284.9, SaturatedFat 176.1, Cholesterol 1253.4, Sodium 1600.5, Carbohydrate 23.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 2.2, Protein 87.3
BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER RECIPE - (4.6/5)
Provided by ChefAvi
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Wrap a rimmed baking sheet in heavy aluminum foil. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat, add diced shallot and sweat about 5 minutes. With a heavy knife, split live lobsters through their underside, by piercing their head and driving the knife through their body to the tail. Carefully crack open lobster over a bowl, reserve all liquids, tomalley(light green) and roe (dark green) Place onto foil wrapped baking sheet. Remove the brain, and carefully skewer the lobster through the tail towards the inner cavity. Add shrimp & scallops to the butter and season lightly with salt & pepper. Stir for 1 minute. As soon as shrimp begins to turn pink from grey, add all reserved liquid and solids from lobster. Using a spoon or spatula, stir seafood mixture, specifically crushing the dark green roe, which will turn a brilliant red. Continue to stir mixture about 2 minutes, till seafood is just about cooked. Turn your heat to high, remove pan from stove and add sherry....return to flame, heat and set on fire, to burn off excess alcohol. After flame goes out, add chopped parsley and simmer for 30 seconds, to slightly reduce the liquid in the pan. Turn off heat and add ground Ritz crumb till mixture tightens...depending on size of lobsters, may not use all of the crumb, or may need a little more. Stuffing should be fairly firm. Carefully divide stuffing between both lobsters, primarily filling cavity, but also covering the tail meat towards the tail. Bake 12 -15 minutes for a 1 pound lobster 15-17 minutes for a 1 1/4 pound lobster. Bake until the lobster is cooked through and the stuffing is crisp and golden. Lobster shell will be completely red in color, peek at back of lobster (on bottom of tray), traditionally the last part of the lobster to turn red in this recipe. If it is still dark or green back a little longer.
BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER TAIL
Categories Shellfish
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Boil salted water in a large kettle or pot. Cook the whole lobsters for 5 minutes. Remove lobsters and place in an ice water tub to cool. Crack and pick the meat from the claws, knuckles and body. Chop lobster meat into bite-sized pieces. Set aside. Split the tails lengthwise down the center with a sharp knife, being sure to keep the shell-side of the lobsters facing up. Make sure to keep the shells intact. Remove the tail meat from the shell and remove the intestinal track from the meat. Then carefully insert the whole tail meat back into the shell. For the stuffing, melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped onion. Sauté until soft. Stir in the parsley, Old Bay seasoning and lemon juice. Remove the skillet from heat and let cool. Stir in the chopped lobster claw and knuckle meat. Gently add in the cracker crumbs and stir. Using a spoon, add the the stuffing into the lobster tails. Refrigerate the lobster tails until ready to bake. When ready, preheat the oven to 425-degrees . Bake the tails until the stuffing is golden and crisp, about 15 - 20 minutes. Serve immediately with wedges of lemon and let the dinner party begin! * Instead of whole lobster, the dish may also be prepared with frozen Maine lobster tails. Boil water and just blanch the tails and carefully remove the meat, leaving the shell intact. Substitute 16 ounces of raw Maine crab meat or shrimp instead of the lobster knuckle and claw meat. Sauté the crab meat or shrimp with the onion and finish preparing the stuffing and the lobster tails as directed.
BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Place a little water in a large pot and bring to a boil.
- Cut open the lobster by inserting your knife just underneath the head and the cutting down, splitting the belly (body and tail). Remove the "inners" (heart, guts, etc., but not meat). Steam the lobster for 7 to 10 minutes and then remove from the pot.
- Stuff the Seafood Stuffing in the lobster's opening and top with the crabmeat.
- Place the stuffed lobster, belly-side-up in a roasting pan. Add the lemon juice and a little water to the bottom of the pan to keep the lobster moist while cooking. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or just until the claws begin to split. Do not allow the lobster to dry out.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and then add all the seafood and saute until tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Mix in the crackers, and add lemon juice, wine, and salt and pepper, to taste.
Tips:
- Choose the right lobster: Select live lobsters that are heavy for their size, with a firm shell and no cracks or discoloration.
- Properly cook the lobster: Boil or steam the lobster until it is cooked through but not overcooked. The meat should be opaque and white, and the tail should curl inward.
- Prepare the stuffing: While the lobster is cooking, prepare the stuffing. There are many different stuffing recipes to choose from, so find one that you like and that will complement the lobster.
- Stuff the lobster: Once the lobster is cooked and cooled, stuff it with the prepared stuffing. Be careful not to overstuff the lobster, as this can make it difficult to eat.
- Bake the stuffed lobster: Place the stuffed lobster in a baking dish and bake it in a preheated oven until the stuffing is heated through and the lobster is warmed through. This can take about 10 minutes less time than baking lobster tail; about 20-25 minutes per pound of live lobster.
Conclusion:
Baked stuffed lobster is a delicious and impressive dish that is perfect for a special occasion. By following these tips, you can ensure that your baked stuffed lobster turns out perfectly every time. If you are new to cooking lobster or seafood in general, it's always a good idea to do some research or watch some tutorials online before you start cooking. With a little practice, you'll be able to make this dish like a pro!
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