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Spiced lobster with baby fennel, celeriac purée, saffron beurre noisette and fennel chilli mayonnaise
Photo: David Todd McCarty

Spiced lobster with baby fennel, celeriac purée, saffron beurre noisette and fennel chilli mayonnaise

27 ingredients 2 hr + 1 hr Serves 2 openrecipes
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

731
Calories
41g
Protein
44g
Fat
41g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 20 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
White Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Chives 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Celeriac not in our table 0
Caraway Seed 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 small live lobster
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • pinch saffron
  • 10 black peppercorns
  • 100ml/3½fl oz dry white wine
  • 1 garlic
  • few pieces dried fennel
  • 2 free-range egg yolks
  • 2 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 small red chilli
  • ½ tsp fennel seeds
  • ¼ tsp caster sugar
  • 200ml/7fl oz groundnut oil
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 250ml/9fl oz milk
  • 1 medium celeriac
  • 1 tsp caraway seeds
  • 2-3 tbsp double cream
  • salt and freshly ground white pepper
  • 6 baby fennel
  • 150g/5oz unsalted butter
  • pinch saffron
  • ½ tsp fennel seeds
  • 2 garlic
  • fresh chives
  • micro cress

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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