celery
carrots
bay leaf
thyme
oregano
rosemary
pepper and salt
eggs
white wine
lemon juice
lobster ‘belle vue’
Look at it like this. Question one: do you
want to eat lobster or not? Yes? OK,
continue. Question two: do you like rubber?
No? OK. Then never opt for frozen lobster.
Question three: you're creeped out by the
idea of tipping the critters alive into boiling
suds? Yes, OK. Then opt for freshly cooked
lobster to order. But then with the shortest
possible time between pickup and serving.
Cooking the lobsters yourself "à la minute"
is the way to get the best result. Then you
can serve them really lukewarm in this
"Belle Vue" preparation. A tip: You can kill
them in advance by stabbing them in the
head, just before they enter the water.
First make the broth. Let the chopped onion,
leek, celery and carrot boil for about 20 minutes
together with the herb cluster of bay leaves,
thyme, oregano and rosemary. Add white wine
and a splash of lemon juice. Season with salt
and pepper. Let it go for a while.
Bring to the boil again and add the lobsters.
Cook for eight minutes for a small size and up
to 12 minutes for the largest ones.
Remove them from the cooking liquid and let
cool to lukewarm. Then cut them in half
lengthways, remove the gunk and break the
shears, without removing the armor.
Arrange on a dinner plate on a bed of lettuce,
with tomato slices, onion slices, possibly some
cucumber slices, hard-boiled eggs and a
cocktail sauce.
That is a mixture of mayonnaise, ketchup and
possibly a dash of whiskey. Here this sauce
was upgraded with a few tablespoons of sour
cream.
lobster
mayonnaise
cocktail sauce
sour cream
tomato
lettuce
pepper and salt
onions
leek
Ingredient
quantities
are
only
listed
when
absolutely
necessary.
Making
the
right
choices
when
following
a
recipe,
with
your
fiery
passion
for
cooking,
that's
creative cooking
!