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Butter poached lobster, spiced carrot purée and lemon verbena sauce
Photo: David Todd McCarty

Butter poached lobster, spiced carrot purée and lemon verbena sauce

32 ingredients 1 hr + 30 min Serves 2 openrecipes

Fancy a challenge? Try this fine dining version of lobster with butter-brasied vegetables and a delicate lemon verbena sauce.

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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

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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