Perros Style Stuffed Lobster Recipes

PERRO'S STYLE STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• To make veloute: Melt the butter in a saucepan, and add the flour. Stir the mixture and cook for 2 minutes. Add the fish stock to the roux, and whisk in the cream. Bring the veloute to a boil and season.
• Prepare Lobsters: To prepare the lobsters, use a sharp knife, and cut the lobsters lengthwise. Place the lobster flesh down in a hot pan. Do not add the butter until halfway cooked.
• Once the lobster is halfway cooked, remove from pan. Remove the flesh from the tails, and chop meat. Mix the brunoise vegetables, lobster, and the fish veloute. Refill the lobster shells with the mixture, cover with the remaining sauce, and sprinkle with Gruyere. Bake in oven until nice and brown, approximately 5 minutes.
• To assemble: Place lobster in the center of the plate. Decorate with cooked vegetable, and sprinkle Gruyere around the plate.

LINDA'S BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• In a lg. bowl, mix melted butter into cracker crumbs and garlic powder.
• Split the lobsters down the center, and remove the insides of the head, stomach, and black vein on upper side of tail.
• Add the crabmeat to the cracker crumb mixture. Mix well.
• Stuff lobsters with cracker mixture.
• Squeeze lemon over crumbs, and bake for 20 mins., at 450.
• Serve with drawn butter, with lemon or cider vinegar mixed into the butter. Gives the butter and lobster a tangy delicious flavor.

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER NEW ENGLAND STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Melt 8 tablespoons butter in a 9-inch skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes until soft but not browned.
• Stir in the tarragon and parsley.
• If using raw shrimp or scallops, add them with the herbs and cook for 1 minute.
• Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
• If using cooked lobster or crabmeat, remove the pan from the heat as soon as you stir in the herbs, let cool, and then add the lobster or crabmeat.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• With a cleaver of chef’s knife, split the lobsters in half lengthwise.
• Remove and discard the head sac and intestine.
• Remove the tomalley and the roe if present and place in a small bowl.
• Break into small pieces using a fork.
• With the back side of a knife, crack the center of each claw on 1 side only.
• Season the lobsters lightly with salt and pepper.
• On a large roasting pan or baking sheet, place the halves together to resemble a butterfly.
• The tomalley and roe are optional for the stuffing.
• If you want to include them, mix them into the seafood mixture.
• Gently fold the crumbled crackers into the mixture.
• Divide the mixture evenly between 2 lobsters.
• If you are serving 1 lobster per person, spread the stuffing over the center so that the lobsters look whole again.
• Do not pack the stuffing tightly, or it will affect the even baking of the lobster.
• Brush the 3 tablespoons melted butter over the exposed meat tail, stuffing and claws.
• Bake until the lobster is cooked through and the stuffing is crisp and golden.
• Bake 17 minutes for a 1 1/2 pound lobster and 24 minutes for a 2-pound lobster.

VENUS DE MILO BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Prepare the lobsters for broiling and set aside.
• After the lobsters have been prepared for broiling, slowly melt 1/2 lb. of butter taking care not to let the butter boil. The clear portion of the melted butter is the drawn butter.
• Slowly pour the drawn butter into a measuring cup, measuring off 2/3 cups.
• In a food processor, grind enough Ritz Crackers to make about 4 cups, (about 1/2 a box).
• Combine the crushed Ritz Crackers with the drawn butter a little at a time until the crackers are liberally and evenly coated.
• Fill the bottom of the lobster bodies and the lobster tails with about 1/2 the amount of cracker mixture.
• Next, divide the seafood into equal parts and fill the lobster body.
• Cover the lobster meat with the remaining crumbs and place the lobster on a sheet pan along with the claws.
• Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cook the lobsters for approximately 30-40 minutes or until the tail meat becomes white and firm to the touch.
• Serve at once with lemon wedges and drawn butter.