Lobster Potpies Recipes

LEW'S FAMOUS LOBSTER POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Bring water and crab boil bag to a boil in a large saucepan.
• Stir in lobster tails and boil until they turn bright red and the meat becomes opaque, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Drain and cool lobster tails. Remove shells, and dice lobster meat. Transfer to a bowl.
• Place a pie crust into the bottom of a 9-inch pie pan and set aside.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Cook and stir onion and celery in butter until tender, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Stir flour into onion and celery mixture until vegetables are coated with flour.
• Combine chicken broth and milk in a bowl.
• Slowly stir broth and milk into onion, celery, and flour mixture until thickened.
• Stir seafood seasoning, garlic powder, and ground black pepper into thickened sauce.
• Mix thawed vegetables, diced potato, and cooked lobster meat into the sauce; simmer until potato is tender, about 8 minutes.
• Pour lobster filling into the prepared pie crust.
• Cover with remaining pie crust ,and seal by crimping the edges of the two crusts together.
• Cut an 'X' into top of pie crust with a sharp knife to allow steam to escape during baking.
• Bake pie in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let stand for 10 to 15 minutes to allow sauce to thicken.

LOBSTER POT PIE

Steps:

• Divide the lobster meat into four shallow 8-ounce ramekins or gratin dishes, or place in a 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish.
• In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking, until bubbly, about 1 minute. Add the cream and sherry, bring just to the boil, and cook, whisking, until the mixture is thick and bubbly. Season with the paprika and with salt and pepper to taste. Pour the sauce over the lobster in the dishes. The sauce will thicken as it cools.
• For the topping, toss the cracker crumbs with the melted butter and paprika until well mixed. (The pies and topping can be made up to several hours ahead to this point and refrigerated.)
• Preheat the oven to 425°F. Sprinkle the crumbs evenly over the lobster mixture. Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbly and the crumbs are deep golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes for ramekins, 15 to 20 minutes for a large baking dish.

LOBSTER POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Fill a large saucepan with lightly salted water and bring it to a boil. Add the lobster meat, reduce the heat to low, and cook 10 minutes until the meat is opaque. Drain and set aside to cool.
• Place 4 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan and place it over medium heat. Allow the butter to melt and add the onion, carrots, and tarragon. Stir to coat, lower the heat, and let cook for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the peas in the last 5 minutes of cooking.
• Meanwhile, place the diced potatoes in a small saucepan and cover with water. Add a little salt and place over high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and let simmer until the potatoes are fork tender (about 15 minutes). Drain the potatoes and add them to the vegetable mix. Chop the lobster meat and add to the veggie mix as well. Set aside.
• For the bechamel:
• Place the milk in a medium saucepan along with the bay leaves and white pepper and scald (which means heat it but don't let it boil!) Add the lobster base and whisk to incorporate. Melt the butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan. Whisk the flour in and cook for 1 minute. Add the wine and whisk until the mixture thickens. Slowly add the milk, whisking constantly, until the bechamel is thick and creamy. Remove bay leaves. Add the bechamel to the lobster mixture and stir well.
• For the crust:
• Place the flour in the bowl of a food processor along with the salt. Add the butter bits and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Pour into a bowl and add the ice water a little at a time, stirring well with a fork. Transfer the dough to a well floured surface and knead just until it all comes together (don't work the dough too much or it'll get tough). Divide the dough in half and flatten each ball into a disk. Wrap each disk in film and refrigerate for 1/2 hour. Remove from the refrigerator and roll each disk out on a lightly floured surface until it is about 12 inches in diameter. Line a 9-inch pie plate with the first disk, ladle the lobster mix into the crust and brush the edges of the dough with the egg wash. Top with the second disk. Trim the excess dough and crimp decoratively. Cut vent holes in the dough and brush the top with the egg wash. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the crust is a golden brown. Remove from heat and let cool for 20 minutes before cutting and serving.

MINI LOBSTER POT PIES

Steps:

• Cut lobster shell down the middle, crack it open, and pull out the meat. Cut the shell into 1-inch pieces and set aside.
• Cut the meat into ½-inch pieces, checking carefully and removing any veins or missed pieces of shell. Transfer the meat to a plate and keep in the refrigerator until needed.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add lobster shells and cook, stirring often, until they turn brick red, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in sherry and clam juice and reduce heat to low. Simmer gently to steep lobster shells, 15 to 20 minutes; making sure the liquid does not reduce.
• Remove from the heat and pour broth through a strainer to remove shells.
• Rinse out the saucepan and add remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Place over medium heat to melt. Add carrots, celery, paprika, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Cook and stir until tomato paste is toasted and paprika is fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in flour and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in lobster broth and bring to a simmer.
• Add potatoes and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook at a gentle simmer until potatoes are tender and liquid has reduced just slightly, 10 to 15 minutes.
• While the potatoes are cooking, place puff pastry on a piece of parchment paper. Cut out two 3 ½-inch circles and cut an "x" in the center of each one. Brush tops with beaten egg. Transfer to a baking sheet and place in the refrigerator until needed.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil.
• Add lemon juice, cream, and tarragon to the potatoes; stir to combine and return to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer until reduced and thickened a bit more, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust salt if necessary.
• Stir in reserved lobster meat and turn off the heat. Remove from the stove and evenly divide the mixture between two 6-ounce ramekins, stopping about ¼ inch from the top.
• With the egg wash facing up, place puff pastry circles onto the ramekins, making sure the vents are cut all the way through.
• Bake in the upper center of the preheated oven until bubbly and browned, about 20 minutes. Let rest for at least 5 minutes before serving.

LOBSTER "POTPIES"

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in pot, then plunge 2 lobsters headfirst into water and boil, covered, 8 minutes from time they enter water. Transfer with tongs to a shallow roasting pan to cool. Cook remaining 2 lobsters in same manner, reserving cooking liquid in pot.
• When lobsters are cool enough to handle, remove meat from tail and claws, catching juices in pan. Scrape off any coagulated white albumen from meat with point of a small knife, then cut meat into 1/2-inch pieces and chill in a bowl, covered. Cut lobster bodies in half lengthwise, then transfer to cooking liquid along with shells, tomalley, and any juices from roasting pan.
• Heat butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then stir in carrots, celery, fennel, garlic, tarragon, and salt. Reduce heat to moderately low and cook vegetables, covered, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned, about 15 minutes. Remove lid and add wine, then boil over high heat until most of liquid is evaporated, about 7 minutes. Add vegetable mixture to lobster-shell mixture and bring to a boil, skimming foam. Boil, uncovered, until stock is reduced to about 8 cups, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Discard lobster bodies, then pour stock through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a large bowl, pressing on and then discarding solids. Set aside 3 cups stock for sauce and reserve remaining stock for another use (cool stock, uncovered, then chill, covered, or freeze).
• Cut an X in end opposite stem of tomatoes and immerse in a pot of boiling water 10 seconds. Transfer tomatoes with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking, reserving boiling water. Peel and seed tomatoes (reserve ice water) and cut into 2- by 1/4-inch strips.
• Add kosher salt to boiling water, then add carrots and cook until just tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer with slotted spoon to bowl of ice water. Cook haricots verts and peas in boiling water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes, then transfer with slotted spoon to ice water. Drain vegetables in a colander and pat dry.
• Cook shallot in 3 tablespoons butter in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until shallot is softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add fennel and salt and pepper to taste, then cook, stirring occasionally, until fennel is golden and tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add 2 3/4 cups lobster stock to fennel along with tomato strips and bring to a simmer. Whisk together cornstarch and remaining 1/4 cup stock in a cup until smooth, then whisk into sauce. Simmer sauce, whisking, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes, then whisk in remaining 3 tablespoons butter until incorporated. Stir in lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Add blanched vegetables, lobster, and tarragon and gently simmer, stirring occasionally, just until heated through, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Divide stew among 6 bowls and top with potato rosettes, upside down.

LOBSTER POT PIE

Steps:

• Add the seafood stock, lobster shells, potatoes, carrots and thyme to a large stockpot. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook until the potatoes and carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Remove the lobster shells and thyme sprigs, strain the stock and reserve the vegetables in a separate bowl.
• Add the butter and oil to the stockpot over medium heat. Add the lobster meat and cook until just beginning to turn red and opaque, about 2 minutes. Remove the meat and reserve. Add the celery, onions, salt and a few cracks of black pepper and cook until translucent and softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the flour, cooking for about 3 minutes, and then stir in the tomato paste and cook for another minute. Slowly pour in the sherry, whisking to combine. Bring to a simmer and reduce by half, about 5 minutes. Add the reserved lobster stock and bring to a simmer until the liquid has thickened. Add the reserved vegetables and peas. Stir in the cream and lobster meat. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Divide the filling between four 16-ounce ramekins. Beat together the egg and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Dust the counter and a rolling pin with flour and roll out the puff pastry sheets. Cut 4 rounds big enough to cover the tops of the ramekins. Pierce the centers with a sharp knife to create 2 small slits. Brush the outside of the ramekins with egg wash and then top each with a puff pastry round, pressing gently to seal around the edges. Brush the top with egg wash. Bake until the tops are puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes.