English Pea Soup With Lobster Shrimp And Crabmeat Recipes

FETTUCCINE IN LOBSTER BROTH WITH SHRIMP, CRAWFISH AND CRABMEAT

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot and celery and cook until soft. Add the lobster shells and cook for five minutes. Raise the heat to high, add the wine and cook until reduced by half. Add the water, garlic, tomatoes, bay leaf and parsley and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 40 minutes. Strain into a clean medium saucepan. Bring the broth to a boil and reduce to 2 cups, whisk in the creme fraiche and chipotle puree. Add the chives and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat oil in a medium saute pan over high heat. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper to taste. Saute the shrimp for 1 to 2 minutes on each side until just cooked through.
• Place water in a medium stockpot with plenty of salt and bring to a boil. Add the bay, thyme, garlic and peppercorns and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 10 minutes. Add the crawfish and let cook 5 minutes, turn off the heat and let the crawfish cool in the liquid, drain. Remove meat and coarsely chop.
• Assemble: 2 pounds fresh fettuccine, cooked al dente, lobster broth, sauteed shrimp, crawfish meat, 1 pound cooked lump crabmeat, fresh chives. Divide pasta among 8 bowls. Ladle over the broth. Place 2 shrimp in each bowl and divide the crawfish meat and crabmeat among the bowls. Sprinkle with fresh chives.

LONG LIFE NOODLES WITH CRABMEAT

Steps:

• Remove any shells or cartilage from crabmeat. Set aside.
• Mix 3 tablespoons cornstarch with 3 tablespoons water in a small bowl. Set aside. Bring 2 quarts water to a boil in a large pot. Add 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to water. Place the dry noodles in boiling water and boil for 2 minutes. Drain well and place on platter.
• Heat a wok to hot on medium heat and add the remaining vegetable oil and minced garlic. Stir until garlic becomes fragrant. Add the chicken broth and bring to boiling; stir in the cornstarch mixture. Stir until thickened, and then add the crabmeat, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and yellow chives. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Turn off heat and pour sauce over the noodles. Serve.

STUFFED VEAL ROULADE WITH CRABMEAT

Steps:

• Chill all ingredients well. Combine ground veal and ground pork in a food processor and process until smooth (approximately 1 minute using a pulse). Add cream, egg, tarragon and parsley into veal and pork mixture, process until smooth and well combined. Transfer into a mixing bowl. Add picked crabmeat. Keep refrigerated until ready to use. To assemble: Layout veal scaloppine. Place approximately 2 ounces of crab filling down on the center of veal from end to end. Carefully fold ends over and roll. Secure with butcher twine or a 6-inch skewer. Season with salt and pepper. Sear veal roulades until golden brown. Transfer to a baking pan and finish in a 375-degree oven for approximately 15 to 18 minutes until cooked through.

MINTED ENGLISH PEA SOUP WITH LOBSTER AND ORANGE

Steps:

• Prepare an ice-water bath. Bring a medium saucepan filled with water to a boil over high heat. Add peas and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain, and immediately transfer to ice-water bath. Drain and set aside.
• Slice the top and bottom of both oranges with a paring knife. Set one of the flat sides on your work surface. From top to bottom, following the curve of the fruit, cut away peel and white pith. Trim off any remaining pith. Holding the oranges over a bowl, cut along both sides of each segment, staying close to the membrane, to release. Add onion and chives to bowl; toss to combine.
• Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add lobster and cook until just warmed through. Add peas and orange mixture and stir to combine. Continue cooking until mixture is just warm.
• Divide lobster mixture evenly between four warmed soup bowls. Ladle soup around lobster. Sprinkle with mint flowers, if using, and serve immediately.

AMUSE-BOUCHE, BRIE AND CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and cook, stirring constantly until the onions are soft and translucent, do not let it brown. About 5-8 minutes.
• Whisk in the flour, stirring constantly until incorporated. Add the chicken broth and lobster base, continue to whisk constantly until mixture thickens. About 3-5 minutes tops, use your judgment
• At this point, the soup can be covered and set aside until serving time.
• Just before serving, heat the mixture and add the cream and brie cheese, do not let it boil.
• Do a taste test; if too salty, add more cream; if not salty enough, add Kosher salt to taste.
• Serve the soup in demitasse cups. Measure out approximately 2 tablespoons per cup.
• Open each pea pod and fill with a piece of crab meat. Lay the pea pod filled with the crab meat across the demitasse cup and serve.