Lobster with brandy cream is an elegant and flavorful dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a romantic dinner. The combination of lobster, brandy, and cream creates a rich and decadent sauce that is sure to impress your guests. This dish is relatively easy to make, but it does require some time and effort. The lobster must be cooked properly, and the sauce must be simmered until it is thick and creamy. But the results are worth it, and your guests will be raving about this dish for days to come.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
SEARED SCALLOPS WITH LOBSTER BRANDY SAUCE
Provided by Food Network
Time 35m
Yield 1 serving
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For the sauce: Add the butter to a small saucepan and heat on medium-high heat. Add the garlic and onions and sweat until light brown. Add the flour and stir until mixed. Add the white wine and mix with a whisk. Add the cream and lobster stock and bring to simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the brandy, hot sauce and salt and pepper to taste. Cool and set aside. Warm in a small saucepan as needed.
- For the scallops: Heat a nonstick pan over high heat. Add the oil. Then lightly salt the scallops and add to the pan. Cook the scallops about 1 1/2 minutes on each side.
- Warm 4 ounces of lobster sauce and place on the plate. Land the scallops over the lobster sauce, drizzle with truffle oil and serve with rice or potatoes and your favorite vegetables.
LOBSTER WITH BRANDY BUTTER
Probably one of my all-time favorite foods is lobster, and there is nothing like a whole lobster. There is savory meat throughout - the trick is to get it out! Since the most effective tools are your hands, it's a messy, but worthwhile, job! It is definitely not something I choose to eat when attempting to appear dainty or refined.
Provided by JackieOhNo
Categories Lobster
Time 50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Fill two 10-quart pots halfway with water; heat to boiling.
- Meanwhile, place shallots and brandy in small saucepan and boil over high heat until brandy is reduced to 3 tablespoons, about 3 minutes.
- Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a heavy medium saucepan; discard shallots.
- Place pan over medium heat and whisk in butter, 1 piece at a time, blending first piece before adding next. Sauce should be thick and foamy. Season with salt and cover to keep warm.
- Drop lobsters headfirst into boiling water. Cover pots, return to boiling, then boil 8 minutes. Drain lobsters in sink.
- Place each lobster on cutting board and split lengthwise in half, cutting from underside with heavy sharp knife.
- Pour warm butter sauce into 8 small bowls or ramekins and serve with lobsters.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 479, Fat 35.6, SaturatedFat 22.1, Cholesterol 282, Sodium 858, Carbohydrate 0.9, Protein 25.3
PAN-SEARED BOSTON COD FISH WITH CRAB AND LOBSTER BRANDY CREAM SAUCE
Steps:
- For the sauce: Steam lobster for 15 minutes. Cool completely, 45 minutes to 1 hour, and remove the meat from the shells. Keep claw meat whole. Coarsely chop tail meat. Break up all shells and save for the sauce. Reserve lobster meat in the refrigerator.
- Heat canola oil in saute pan and saute vegetables with thyme leaves until shallots are transparent. Add reserved lobster shells to pan and cook for 1 minute, stirring shells to completely heat and coat. Pour in sherry and then brandy to deglaze pan; simmer for 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth and simmer on low heat until reduced by half, about 4 minutes.
- Mix in the tomato paste and add salt and pepper, to taste. Add the heavy cream, stir, and bring to a simmer. Simmer gently until cream and tomato paste bind, about 2 minutes.
- Strain sauce in a strainer over a small bowl. Keep warm until other seafood is prepared.
- For the seafood: Heat pan with canola oil to medium. In a small bowl mix together salt, pepper, thyme, and parsley. Liberally coat cod fillets with seasoning mixture, then drizzle with olive oil. Place fillets, skin side down, in hot saute pan. Allow fish to cook 3 to 4 minutes until skin side is crusted nicely, then carefully turn and cook 3 to 4 minutes on other side.
- While fish is finishing, place a generous handful of field greens on each plate. Lean sauteed fish against the greens.
- Quickly pour excess oil off from pan and saute shrimp until pink, about 1 1/2 minutes on each side. Lift out shrimp to plate and add chopped lobster and crabmeat to the pan. Add brandy cream sauce and heat mixture briefly until warmed. Pour half of seafood-cream sauce mixture over bottom half of each fillet. Garnish each plate with one lobster claw and two shrimp.
GRILLED LOBSTER WITH TARRAGON BUTTER SAUCE
This is my favorite recipe of all time. Incredible!
Provided by Psalm Caird Wyckoff
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Cut lobster tails lengthwise with poultry shears. Cut open claws to allow sauce to reach the meat.
- Combine butter, lemon juice, onion, parsley, garlic, tarragon, and hot sauce in a bowl. Slather meat with sauce and place face-down on the preheated grill.
- Cook until lobster begins to char, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip and continue to grill until meat is opaque and firm, 5 to 6 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 625.2 calories, Carbohydrate 7.3 g, Cholesterol 413.4 mg, Fat 14.7 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 109.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.9 g, Sodium 2109.4 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
BAKED LOBSTERS WITH TARRAGON-CREAM SAUCE
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, main course
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
- Remove and discard the rubber or wood claw holders from lobsters.
- Bring the water to a vigorous boil in a large kettle and drop the lobsters into it. When the water returns to the boil cook the lobsters for exactly 2 minutes and drain. Arrange the lobsters shell side up in one layer in a baking pan. Place in the oven and bake exactly 12 minutes.
- Break off the lobsters' claws. Crack the claws in several places. Place the lobster carcasses shell side down on a flat surface and crack each lengthwise to cut them in half. Pull away and discard the tough sac at the beak end of each lobster. Scoop out the soft mass (the tomalley, coral, liver and so on) from the inside of each lobster. Spoon and scrape this into a saucepan. Save any juices and add these to the saucepan.
- Add the shallots to the saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring.
- Arrange the lobster halves shell side down in one layer on a baking pan. Pull and discard the upper half of each claw shell. Add the remaining claws to the baking pan.
- Add the cream to the mixture in the saucepan. Add salt and pepper and bring to the boil. Add the lemon juice. Cook about 2 minutes.
- Line a saucepan with a sieve and pour the mixture into the sieve. Rub with a rubber spatula to extract as much liquid as possible. There should be about 1 cup. Discard the solids.
- Put the sauce on the stove and bring to the simmer. Swirl in the butter and tarragon.
- Spoon the sauce over the cut portions of each lobster and serve.
LOBSTER SHERRY BISQUE
I really don't remember where I got this recipe. But I know I have had it for a very long time. I find it the most richest Lobster Bisque I have tried. To serve I swirl a little bit of sherry or brandy on top..absolutely wonderful. It is a lot of work to do but I find it so worth it. I have made it so many times that I really don't find it too time consuming.....just so worth the compliments that come with it. Time stated does not include cooking lobster if you get fresh. Personally I buy it cooked for me at the Market.
Provided by FrenchBunny
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Remove all the meat from the cooked lobster shells. Keep lobster shells and cut them up small using good kitchen scissors. Roughly cut up lobster into bite size pieces and keep chilled.
- Heat a medium size saute pan and add the butter over high heat. When hot add lobster shells, lower heat to medium low and cook for around 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the minced onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Sprinkle in the flour and cook for 2 - 3 minutes.
- Transfer everything into a large saucepan. Deglaze the empty saute pan with the sherry. Then add sherry with the pan drippings to the large saucepan. Heat the mixture over a low heat and slowly add the lobster stock until the bisque thickens. Add the tomato paste, bay leaf, thyme, paprika and heavy cream, and let simmer for 5 minutes. Let cool a bit.
- Pass the soup through a fine sieve. Sometimes needed to do twice to catch all the shells. Put the liquid back into a saucepan and over a gentle heat re warm. Taste for seasonings of salt or pepper. Add the lobster meat, but be real careful not to cook them.
- Serve in bowls each with a bit of lobster in it. Absolutely divine with the brandy or sherry drizzled over.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 784.5, Fat 56.4, SaturatedFat 34.9, Cholesterol 264.8, Sodium 329.5, Carbohydrate 16.6, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 4, Protein 17.9
Tips:
- Choose high-quality lobster. Look for live lobsters that are dark blue-green in color and have a firm, springy body. Avoid lobsters with missing claws or limbs, as these may be signs of injury or disease.
- Cook the lobster properly. Overcooking can toughen the lobster meat, so be careful not to cook it for too long. The best way to check if the lobster is done is to insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the tail. The lobster is done when the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. The better the ingredients, the better the dish will taste. Use fresh herbs, spices, and vegetables whenever possible.
- Don't be afraid to experiment. There are many different ways to cook lobster with brandy cream sauce. Feel free to adjust the recipe to suit your own taste preferences. For example, you could add different herbs or spices, or you could use a different type of seafood, such as shrimp or scallops.
Conclusion:
Lobster with brandy cream sauce is a delicious and elegant dish that is perfect for a special occasion. It is easy to make, and it is sure to impress your guests. So next time you're looking for a special dish to serve, give lobster with brandy cream sauce a try.
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