Photo: David Todd McCarty
Butter poached lobster, spiced carrot purée and lemon verbena sauce
32 ingredients
1 hr + 30 min
Serves 2
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Fancy a challenge? Try this fine dining version of lobster with butter-brasied vegetables and a delicate lemon verbena sauce.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
749
Calories
60g
Protein
35g
Fat
51g
Carbs
Counts 19 of 21 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Fennel | 1/2 bulb (87g) | 27 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Lemon Verbena | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Shallot | 1 tbsp minced (10g) | 7 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Lemongrass | 1 tbsp (6g) | 5 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Star Anise | not in our table | 0 |
| Broad Bean | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 lobster
- 50g/1¾oz butter
- 2 tbsp sugar
- pinch salt
- 1 star anise
- 1 cardamom
- 1 vanilla pod
- 2cm/1in piece fresh ginger
- 2 carrots
- 25g/1oz butter
- and freshly ground saltblack pepper
- 2 tsp cream
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 shallot
- 1 carrot
- 1 stick celery
- 10g/1/3oz fennel
- 1cm/½in piece fresh ginger
- 1 stick of lemongrass
- 1 sprig lemon verbena (fresh or dried leaves)
- 60ml/2fl oz vegetable stock
- 60ml/2fl oz chicken consommé
- 3 tbsp cream
- lemon, juice only
- small pinch sugar
- 25g/1oz broad beans
- 15g/½oz butter
- and saltsugar
- 3 morels
- 4 tsp chicken consommé
- 15g/½oz butter
- and freshly ground saltblack pepper
Directions
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