Lobster Stuffed Potatoes Recipes

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place a little water in a large pot and bring to a boil.
• Cut open the lobster by inserting your knife just underneath the head and the cutting down, splitting the belly (body and tail). Remove the "inners" (heart, guts, etc., but not meat). Steam the lobster for 7 to 10 minutes and then remove from the pot.
• Stuff the Seafood Stuffing in the lobster's opening and top with the crabmeat.
• Place the stuffed lobster, belly-side-up in a roasting pan. Add the lemon juice and a little water to the bottom of the pan to keep the lobster moist while cooking. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or just until the claws begin to split. Do not allow the lobster to dry out.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and then add all the seafood and saute until tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Mix in the crackers, and add lemon juice, wine, and salt and pepper, to taste.

LOBSTER STUFFED POTATO

Steps:

• Bake the potatoes at 375 for about 1 hour or until center can easily be pierced with a fork. Let potatoes cool until they can be handled without burning yourself.
• Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and remove the pulp and put in a bowl and put aside leaving a potato shell.
• Melt the butter in a saute pan, add onion and cook until translucent.
• Stir in lobster meat and wine, bring to a boil stirring frequently until liquid has evaporated.
• Add sour cream and heavy cream and remove from heat.
• Combine potato pulp, lobster mixture, cheese and scallions making sure everything is combined well.
• Equally stuff the potato shells with mixture.
• Bake at 400F about 30-45 minutes until hot then serve.

STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place lobsters in pan and chill in freezer for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place 1 layer of river rocks* in the bottom of a wide pot and fill with 1-inch of water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Spread herbs across rocks, then quickly place lobsters on top. Cover and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and place in ice bath to halt cooking.
• Lay paper towels across a cutting board. Bring one lobster to the board and using your chef's knife, cut the lobster straight down the center, from head to tail. Remove tomalley and discard. Remove legs and claws. Using a rolling pin, roll over legs to extract the meat. Roughly chop the meat.
• Move claws to pan and roast for 4 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions and stir to coat. Follow with the lemon zest and scallions. Once onions are translucent add the leg meat. Then add the crackers and toss, off the heat, until all the liquid has been absorbed.
• Spoon filling into the open body cavities. Brush tail meat with olive oil and place upright on the pan along with the claws. Roast 10 to 14 minutes or until the stuffing browns and tail meat becomes opaque.
• Crack claws and remove the meat. Serve on top of stuffed lobster with extra-virgin olive oil on the side for dipping.
• *Smooth river rocks are available from your local landscape company

LOBSTER STUFFED WITH MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash live lobsters under cold water, leaving rubber bands on claws. To kill a lobster sever its spinal cord (this is the least painful method). Deaden its sense of pain by thrusting the tip of the knife between the lobster's eyes and continue moving downward into the natural breach where the head and front abdominal shells meet. Turn lobster around and split downthe tail, but do not cut in half. Discard stomach. Remove rubber bands from claws. Place lobsters on baking dish or baking pan. Insert wooden skewers through the length of tails. Season with salt, pepper and 2 ounces of butter. using a pastry bag with a star tip, pipe mashed potatoes (see Mashed Potato recipe) into front cavity and bake in 375 degree oven for about 15 minutes. Serve lobster with melted butter and lemon wedges.
• For the mashed potatoes: Dice potatoes into 1-inch cubes. Place 1 1/2 quarts of water in medium-size pot over high heat. When the water boils, add the potatoes. Cover and cook until fork-tender. When potatoes are cooked, drain well using a colander. While the potatoes are draining in colander, melt butter in small pot. Add heavy ceam to butter. Bring butter and cream to a boil. Remove from stove. Place drained potatoes in a mixing bowl. Set electric mixer to medium speed and proceed wihpping potatoes. With machine running, slowly add heavy cream and butter. Whip potatoes until smooth (approximately 4 to 5 minutes). Stop machine and remove bowl. Fold in sour cream and scallions. Add salt and pepper. Place a star tip on pastry bag. Place potatoes in pastry bag. Pipe mashed potatoes into front cavity of lobster (see Lobster Recipe) and bake in 375 degree oven for 15 minutes. Yield: 2 servings

BAKED POTATO-STUFFED LOBSTER TAILS #5FIX

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2. Remove meat from lobster tails, cut into bite-sized pieces, and reserve shells.
• 3. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add Simply Potatoes and cook and stir 10-12 minutes until potatoes are tender. Remove potatoes from skillet, add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and lobster. Cook 5 minutes or until lobster is done.
• Return potatoes to skillet and stir in mascarpone and 1 cup fontina cheese until blended.
• 4. Pile mixture into lobster tail shells, dividing evenly. Sprinkle with remaining fontina cheese. Place on baking sheet and bake 7-8 minutes or until cheese melts.

LOBSTER STUFFED IDAHO® POTATO

Steps:

• Roast whole potatoes in a 400°F oven until fork tender, approximately 40 minutes & let cool.
• Cut in half width-wise, hollow out and reserve cooked potato.
• In a mixing bowl, combine cooked potato, heavy cream, butter, cheddar cheese, salt, pepper & crushed red pepper (if using).
• Mash together all ingredients.
• Fold in fresh lobster meat and chives, reserving the 1/2 cup of fresh meat.
• Stuff the lobster mixture back into the potatoes, cover and heat at 400°F for 15 minutes.
• In sauté pan, heat reserved lobster meat with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Remove potatoes from oven.
• While still hot, top with warmed lobster meat.
• Serve immediately.