Lobster With Champagne Saffron Sauce Splurge Recipes

LOBSTER TAILS IN CHAMPAGNE

Steps:

• Combine lobster tails, champagne, green onions, and salt in a skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover the skillet, and simmer until lobster is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Transfer lobster to a plate.
• Stir cream in champagne sauce in skillet. Bring to a boil and cook until sauce is reduced to about 1/3 cup, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Whisk butter into champagne sauce, 1 tablespoon at a time, until sauce is smooth. Cover the skillet and remove from heat.
• Remove lobsters tails from shells and slice into medallions. Spoon champagne sauce over lobster medallions.

CHAMPAGNE LOBSTER

Steps:

• Pour the water into the bottom of a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, red pepper, and salt to the water and bring to a boil. Stir in the champagne and return the mixture to a boil. Place the lobsters in a steamer basket and lower into the pot. Steam the lobsters until they turn a bright red color, about 12 minutes.

LOBSTER WITH CHAMPAGNE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the sauce, pour the champagne into a medium saucepan and add the parsley, thyme, bay leaf and shallots; cook over medium heat until just 1 cup of liquid remains, about 25-30 minutes.
• Strain the liquid and discard the herbs, slowly whisk in the butter, one tablespoon at a time, over low heat.
• When all the butter has been added, season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
• Keep the mixture warm while preparing the lobsters.
• In a large pot, bring to a boil enough salted water to cover the lobsters.
• Remove the rubber bands that hold the claws shut.
• Plunge the lobsters into the water, head first.
• Cover and bring the water back to a boil; cook the lobsters for 10-12 minutes from the time the water returns to a boil.
• Serve lobster with champagne dipping sauce in individual bowls.

LOBSTER WITH CHAMPAGNE-SAFFRON SAUCE SPLURGE!

Steps:

• Place lobster tails upside down on work surface so underside of tail faces up. Cut through tail vertically to make two tall strips, then cut sideways to make four total pieces.
• Remove soft shell strips and pull tail away from remaining hard shell.
• Heat a large straight-sided frying pan or Dutch oven over medium-low heat.
• Add water and 1/4 of butter to pan and whisk until butter is nearly melted. Repeat 3 times, and after last addition of butter, add thyme to pan.
• Add lobster to pan and cover. Cook for 5 minutes, basting occasionally if lobster tails are not completely submerged in butter, then turn off heat.
• Ladle 2/3 cup butter from lobster pan into a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Add garlic and saffron and cook until garlic is fragrant (be careful not to brown garlic), about 2 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon or tongs, remove garlic and discard.
• Add champagne to saffron butter in pan and simmer slowly for 2 minutes Add cream and bring to a simmer, then reduce heat and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Meanwhile combine softened butter with flour with a fork, then add to saucepan. Cook, stirring, for an additional 2 minutes, or until sauce has thickened.
• Place lobster in center of plate and ladle sauce over lobster. Serve with a couple of lemon wedges and sprinkled with chopped parley.

SEAFOOD CREPES WITH A LOBSTER CHAMPAGNE SAUCE

Steps:

• Crepes: In a medium bowl, mix together all of the crepes ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for a few hours, or overnight.
• To a small, non-stick pan (crepe pan), coat with butter and put over medium heat. Pour about 2 ounces of batter in the pan and lift the pan off the heat, tilting in a circular motion until the batter forms a nice and even thin layer. Cook until top is firm and bottom has set. Turn the crepe over and cook until firm. Remove the crepe and begin a new one. Repeat with all of the remaining batter. Lobster Champagne Sauce: Sweat the onions, carrots, celery, shallots, and garlic in a medium saucepan with clarified butter for about 5 minutes. Add the white wine and reduce by half. Then, add the lobster base and water and let simmer for about 5 minutes longer. Strain the mixture and put back in saucepot. Add the heavy cream and cook for 5 to 10 minutes. Add the champagne and cook for 2 minutes. Incorporate the roux and bring back to a simmer to thicken. Season with white pepper, to taste.
• Filling: In a medium saute pan, add the clarified butter. Add the seafood and let the shrimp cook through, about 3 minutes. Add the champagne and reduce for 1 minute. Add the lobster champagne sauce and let cook for another 2 minutes. Fold in the diced tomatoes and scallions and season with salt and pepper. Mixture is ready to serve.
• Take 2 crepes and fill with some of the mixture and roll the crepes. Place in a shallow gratin dish. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Add the remaining sauce and seafood on top of the crepes.

LOBSTER CRISPS IN CHAMPAGNE-DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in small saucepan. Brush gyoza on both sides with butter. Arrange on baking sheet. Bake until golden, about 8 minutes. Cool; wrap crisps airtight.
• Cook lobster in large pot of boiling salted water until just cooked through, about 8 minutes. Transfer lobster to large bowl. Let stand 15 minutes. Working over bowl to catch juices, twist lobster tails and claws from body. Crack shells and carefully remove lobster meat. Cover and refrigerate lobster meat.
• Place all lobster shells and juices in large saucepan. Add Champagne, 2 cups water, shallots and tomato paste. Simmer until liquid is reduced to 1 cup, about 1 hour. Strain liquid; return to same pan. Add cream; simmer until sauce is reduced to 1/3 cup, about 6 minutes. (Crisps, lobster and sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Store crisps at room temperature. Cover and refrigerate sauce.)
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-low heat. Add fennel and carrots; sauté 3 minutes. Add leek and sauté until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Cut lobster tail crosswise into 8 medallions. Add all lobster to skillet. Cover; cook just until heated through, about 2 minutes. Mix in 2 teaspoons dill. Season with salt and pepper.
• Rewarm sauce over low heat. Whisk in 2 tablespoons butter and 2 teaspoons dill. Season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange crisps, lobster, and vegetable mixture on 2 plates. Spoon sauce over.

SAFFRON LOBSTER PAPPARDELLE

Steps:

• Instructions for simmering liquid Combine all the ingredients, except the lobster, in a large pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain the liquid through a fine-mesh sieve and discard the solids. Return the liquid to the pot and bring it to a simmer again. Prepare a large bowl of ice water and set aside. Place the lobster in the simmering liquid and cook until they turn pink, about 5 minutes. Strain the lobster in a colander and discard the cooking liquid. Place in the ice water bath for 3 to 5 minutes to chill, adding more ice if necessary to cool. When the lobster tails are cool enough to handle, use the point of a paring knife to score the underside of each tail and cut a line lengthwise along the middle of each tail. Crack the tails open and pull out the meat. Chop it into small chunks about ¼ to ½-inch in diameter and set aside. Instructions for pasta In a large pot, bring 4 quarts of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and stir it a bit as it softens. Reduce heat slightly, but keep it high enough to maintain a boil without splattering the stove. Cook until the noodles are tender but still firm, 8 to 9 minutes. Drain in a colander and shake dry. (Do not rinse.) Leave the noodles in the colander and set aside. Instructions for sauce While the pasta is cooking, melt the butter over medium heat in a large sauté pan or deep-sided skillet. Add the shallots and sauté for 1 minute. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the lobster broth, wine, saffron and ¼ teaspoon salt. Raise heat to high and bring to a boil. Lower to medium-high and let simmer until the liquid has reduced by half, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the cream and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens, about 4 minutes. Add the lobster chunks and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat and serve immediately.