Hot Lobster And Pineapple Salad Recipes

LOBSTER AND PINEAPPLE SALAD WITH BASIL AND MINT

Steps:

• Plunge lobsters headfirst into an 8-quart pot of boiling salted water . Loosely cover pot and cook lobsters over moderately high heat 9 minutes from the time they enter water, then transfer with tongs to sink to cool.
• Remove meat from claws, joints, and tails. Discard (or save for another use) tomalley, any roe, and shells. Cut meat into 1/2-inch pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• While lobsters are cooling, cut pulp in 1 or 2 large pieces out of each pineapple half with grapefruit knife, then discard core and cut pulp into 1/2-inch pieces. Scrape juice and any remaining pulp from pineapple shells with a spoon (to form 1/4-inch-thick shells) into a fine sieve set over a bowl and drain until you have 2 to 3 tablespoons juice, about 2 minutes. Discard solids.
• Cook oil and garlic in a small saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring, until garlic is golden, 2 to 3 minutes, then discard garlic. Add garlic oil to pineapple juice along with lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar, whisking until sugar is dissolved. Add shallot, bell pepper, pineapple pieces, chile, and herbs. Toss lobster with pineapple mixture and serve mounded in pineapple shells.

CREAMED HOT LOBSTER SANDWICH OR LOBSTER POUTINE

Steps:

• Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large frying pan over medium-low heat; cook and stir lobster into melted butter until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Whisk cornstarch and about 1 tablespoon cream together in a small bowl until smooth. Pour remaining cream into lobster, stir in cornstarch mixture; cook and stir until cream sauce comes to a simmer and thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Toast bread and spread with about 2 tablespoons butter. For each serving, pour some creamed lobster over one buttered piece of toast, top with another piece of toast, and pour more creamed lobster over the top.

HOT PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine pineapple, sugar, flour, and cheese. Transfer to an 8-by-8-inch, 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Top with crushed crackers and drizzle with melted butter. Bake for 35 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

HOT PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, combine pineapple, sugar, flour and cheese.
• Transfer to an 8-by-8-inch, 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
• Top with crushed crackers and drizzle with melted butter.
• Bake for 35 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

WARM LOBSTER SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Kill the lobsters and poach them according to the directions in Poaching Lobster (do not shell the tail meat). Shell the claw meat and cut it lengthwise into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Using heavy kitchen shears, cut away the legs and the thin shell that covers the underside of the tail meat. Cut the tails, with the meat still adhering to the shell, on the diagonal into 1/2-inch-wide slices. Refrigerate the lobster meat.
• 2. Put the lobster stock in a saucepan and bring it to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat slightly and simmer, skimming occasionally, until the stock has reduced to 1/3 cup, about 10 minutes. Put the sauce in a bowl and let it cool slightly. Whisking constantly, slowly drizzle in the vinaigrette. (The recipe can be made to this point up to several hours ahead; refrigerate the sauce).
• 3. To serve, preheat the oven to 550 degrees. Spread the lobster on a baking sheet in a single layer and season it with salt and pepper. Spoon 1/4 cup of the sauce over the lobster. Put the rest in a small saucepan and warm it gently over low heat. Put the lobster in the oven just until warmed through, about 1 minute.
• 4. Put the mesclun in a bowl and toss with the shallot, tarragon, and lemon juice. Toss with 6 tablespoons of the sauce. Mound the salad in the center of 4 dinner plates. Arrange the lobster tail slices in a circle around the salad, with the crescent backs of the shells facing the rim of the plate. Scatter the claw meat over the salad.
• 5. Spoon the remaining sauce over the tail slices and top each one with a small sprig of chervil. Put a large sprig of chervil on top of each salad and serve immediately.

LOBSTER PINEAPPLE BOAT

Steps:

• Cut a small pineapple in half lengthways.
• Remove the inside meat, cutting in the shape of spears.
• (Be careful not to puncture the shell of the pineapple because it will be used for serving the finished dish) Cut the onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, lobster and the pineapple spears into cubes, about 1/2-inch in size, and set them aside.
• Sauté the onions, peppers, lobster, and mushrooms in clarified butter.
• Add the pineapple last so that it will not overcook and become soft.
• Season with Pico-Pepper sauce and flambé with the brandy and Grand Marnier.
• At the same time, broil the pineapple shell so the edges become crisp and the shell is heated throughout.
• Place the mixture back into the shell.
• Pour the Grand Marnier into a spoon and light with a match and pour over the mixture and serve.

HOT LOBSTER AND PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Sauté bell pepper in butter for 3 minutes.
• Stir in flour to coat bell peppers.
• Gradually stir in broth and curry powder.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens - about 5 minutes.
• Stir in pineapple chunks, water chestnuts, cashew nuts and lobster pieces.
• Heat thoroughly before removing to serving platter lined with lettuce.