Stuffed Lobster For Two Recipes

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place a little water in a large pot and bring to a boil.
• Cut open the lobster by inserting your knife just underneath the head and the cutting down, splitting the belly (body and tail). Remove the "inners" (heart, guts, etc., but not meat). Steam the lobster for 7 to 10 minutes and then remove from the pot.
• Stuff the Seafood Stuffing in the lobster's opening and top with the crabmeat.
• Place the stuffed lobster, belly-side-up in a roasting pan. Add the lemon juice and a little water to the bottom of the pan to keep the lobster moist while cooking. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or just until the claws begin to split. Do not allow the lobster to dry out.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and then add all the seafood and saute until tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Mix in the crackers, and add lemon juice, wine, and salt and pepper, to taste.

EASY AND ELEGANT BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
• To instantly kill the lobster , place the lobster flat on a cutting board and plunge the tip of a sharp knife straight down just behind the lobster's eyes to cut the spinal cord. (Alternatively, you can freeze the lobster for 30 to 60 minutes.)
• Flip the lobster over on its back. Using a sharp knife or kitchen shears , cut the lobster's body cavity open all the way down to the end of the tail but not all the way through.
• Remove and reserve the tomalley (yellowish-green colored liver).
• Remove the stomach and intestines, being careful not to rupture them, and discard.
• Rinse the lobster cavity and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, melted butter, celery, onion, 1 tablespoon of the Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, lemon pepper, and salt to taste.
• Add the tomalley from the lobster and mix gently.
• Pack the cracker mixture into the lobster's body cavity.
• Sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of Parmesan cheese and dust lightly with paprika.
• Bake the stuffed lobster in an uncovered 2-inch-deep baking pan for 30 minutes. If needed, place under the broiler and broil for another 2 minutes to brown the stuffing. Serve the stuffed lobster immediately with melted butter on the side, if desired.

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450F degrees.
• When lobster is cool enough to handle, split in half lengthwise.
• Remove dark strip if present.
• Remove the coral and liver to a medium bowl.
• To coral, add bread crumbs and butter, salt, pepper and taragon.
• Put mixture in cavaties of lobster, drizzle with vegetable oil.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until browned.