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Dressed lobster with asparagus
Photo: David Todd McCarty

Dressed lobster with asparagus

45 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Celebrate lobster with this extravagant dish, perfect for al fresco eating.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1085
Calories
72g
Protein
22g
Fat
146g
Carbs

Counts 22 of 28 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 22 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Lobster 100g cooked 98
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Chives 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Chervil 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

  • 500g/1lb 2oz lobster
  • 1 lemon
  • 10 coriander seeds
  • pinch saffron
  • rapeseed oil
  • 2 free-range egg yolks
  • few drops lemon juice
  • 1 tsp hot water
  • 1 tsp English mustard
  • 200ml/7fl oz lobster
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 celery
  • ½ leek
  • ½ medium onion
  • 3 litres/5¼ pints water
  • 250ml/9fl oz white wine
  • 125ml/4fl oz white wine vinegar
  • 10 coriander seeds
  • 5 black pepper
  • sprig fresh tarragon
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 bay leaf
  • , to taste salt
  • 2 x 700g/1lb 9oz freshly killed lobsters
  • 3 tomatoes
  • rapeseed oil
  • 1 garlic
  • sea salt
  • 1 sprig fresh tarragon
  • 2 sprigs fresh chervil
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 tbsp fine breadcrumbs
  • 1 free-range egg
  • , for frying vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp light rapeseed oil
  • salt and sugar
  • 12 medium asparagus
  • 25ml/1fl oz lemon
  • 1 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 1 tsp finely chopped chives
  • 20g/1oz frisée lettuce
  • small handful micro herbs
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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