Caviar And Lobster In Brioche Cups Recipes

POACHED LOBSTER WITH CAVIAR MOUSSE AND DIJON MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the caviar mousse, mix the mustard and the whipped cream gently together until smooth. Add the finely chopped shallots, and season with salt and pepper. Gently fold in the caviar without breaking the eggs. Set aside.
• To prepare the sauce, combine the creme fraiche with the mustard until it thins out a little. Season with salt and pepper.
• To serve the dish, simply place a cookie ring on the plate. Fill the ring with the caviar mixture, and remove the ring. Place half of a lobster tail on the caviar mixture, and a lobster claw in front of it. Drizzle some mustard sauce around the food. Decorate with some algae, toast, and a sprinkle with black mustard seeds.

CAVIAR AND LOBSTER IN BRIOCHE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Use a 3-inch round cookie cutter to cut out one circle of brioche from each slice. Flatten the rounds, and fit them into the cups of a miniature muffin tin. Bake until the bread is lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Let cool slightly, and remove from the tin.
• Steam the lobsters until they turn bright red, about 10 minutes. When cool enough to handle, remove the tail and claw meat, and cut it into 1/2-inch chunks. Set aside. Melt the butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the shallot, and cook until softened, about 30 seconds. Add the mushrooms, and cook until they soften, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place half a teaspoon of the mushrooms into the bottom of each brioche cup. Top with 2 pieces of lobster, and garnish with 1/4 teaspoon of caviar. Serve immediately.

LOBSTER AND CAVIAR ON TOAST POINTS

Steps:

• Place your lobster in a pot of rapid boiling water (heavily salted) for 10-15 minutes or until tail has a nice pink/reddish color and has curled. Drain, run under cold water and set in refrigerator to cool.
• Place sliced bread on a cookie sheet and toast in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until well toasted. Wrap garlic in aluminum foil with olive oil and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes until the garlic cloves are soft. Set aside to cool.
• In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, roasted garlic cloves and chives. Mix well.
• Remove your lobster tail from the refrigerator. With pairing scissors cut the front and back of the tail lengthwise and remove meat. Set aside.
• Remove the crust from the toast and cut into points (triangles). Dab your herbed and garlic mayonnaise on the toast in the center. Slice your lobster so you have a nice hearty piece on top of the mayonnaise. Place a piece of arugula on top of the lobster and finish with a dab of caviar.

CAVIAR AND SMOKED SALMON ON TOASTED BRIOCHE CUBES

Steps:

• Cut bread slices into about thirty 1-inch cubes. Cut salmon lengthwise into 1/2-inch-wide strips and crosswise into 4-inch-long pieces. In a large non-stick skillet heat 3 tablespoons butter over moderate heat until foam subsides and brown half of cubes on 2 opposite sides until golden, about 2 minutes, transferring to a platter. Brown remaining cubes in same manner.
• Top each cube decoratively with salmon, caviar, and crème fraîche or sour cream.

BRIOCHE WITH CAVIAR AND SCRAMBLED EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and heat the brioches. Meanwhile, prepare the eggs.
• Beat the eggs with the salt and pepper. Add half the butter, cut in little pieces.
• Melt the rest of the butter in a saucepan and then cook the eggs, but very slowly until they are soft but not dry.
• Meanwhile, remove the brioches from the oven, cut off the tops and scoop out the insides. Keep the brioches warm.
• Fill the brioches with the egg mixture and top with caviar. Place the lids at an angle on the side.

LOBSTER-STUFFED CABBAGE WITH CAVIAR

Steps:

• Blanch the cabbage leaves in rapidly boiling salted water. When the cabbage is soft, immediately shock in an ice bath. When cool, set aside on a towel to dry.
• Poach the lobsters for eight minutes. Remove the lobster meat from the tails and claws and cut in small pieces, about the size of half a shrimp. Saute quickly in 1 tablespoon butter and Cognac. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne.
• Shell and devein shrimp. Cut in half and saute in 1 tablespoon butter with shallot until shrimp is pink. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne.
• Remove the tough center from the cabbage leaves. When this is done, place 2 pieces of shrimp and 3 pieces of lobster on each cabbage leaf and fold into a package. Transfer to a nonmetallic baking dish and place 1 tablespoon of butter on each cabbage leaf. Season lightly with salt, pepper and cayenne. Refrigerate, if desired. To serve, return to room temperature. Cover and bake in a 350-degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
• To serve: Place three stuffed cabbages in the center of each of four warmed plates. Pour beurre blanc sauce around, but not over the cabbages. Garnish the cabbages with caviar. Serve immediately.