Maritime Lobster Casserole Recipes

LOBSTER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2 quart baking dish.
• Melt butter in a medium sized pot over low heat. Saute the lobster meat in butter until it starts to change color. Do not cook too long or too fast, or the lobster meat will toughen. With a slotted spoon, remove lobster meat from pan and set aside.
• To the remaining butter in the pot, stir in the flour, dry mustard, salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in cream and milk. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Return lobster meat to the pot. Tear the bread into small pieces and stir into the mixture. Pour into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and delicately browned.

MARITIME (CANADA) SEAFOOD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil, cook celery, and onions until tender (about 6 minutes).
• Using slotted spoon transfer vegetables to a large bowl.
• In same saucepan and water, poach scallops over low heat until firm and opaque (aobut 3 minutes).
• Add shrimp and cook about 4 minutes.
• Drain seafood, reserving 3/4 cup of cooking liquid. This liquid amount is based on the original serving size. Increase liquid accordingly.
• Place all seafood into large bowl.
• In large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add flour and cook, stir for 2 minutes.
• Gradually whisk in 3/4 cup of cooking liquid and cream, cook until thick. This liquid amount is based on the original serving size. Increase liquid accordingly.
• Stir in cheese until melted.
• Add seafood, season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer into 3.5 L casserole dish.
• Make topping by melting 2 tablespoons butter and stirring in the 1cup shredded cheddar cheese and 1/2 cups of bread crumbs. Keep in mind this topping is for original recipe.
• Spread topping over casserole.
• You can refrigerate the casserole at this point for up to 8 hours, or
• Bake uncovered in 325oF oven 35-45 minutes or until bubbly around edges. Let stand 5 minutes.

LAZY LOBSTER CASSEROLE WITH BUTTERY RITZ TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Put 6 ovenproof dishes on a sheet pan and set them aside.
• Add Ritz and oyster crackers to a food processor. Pulse until it becomes crumbs. I like some texture, so I don't pulse it completely. Pour into a bowl and add melted butter and parsley. Mix until completely combined, set aside.
• Heat butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. When the butter has melted, add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add sherry and lemon. Season with salt and pepper.
• If using raw lobster meat, add meat and the juices to the pan cook until just until the lobster begins to firm up, about two to three minutes. Remove from heat.
• Divide the lobster and butter mixture evenly between the dishes and top with a generous amount of cracker topping.
• (If using cooked lobster, add lobster to dishes and prepare butter mixture as directed, and pour over cooked lobster.)
• Put the baking sheet in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until the lobster is hot and the topping is golden brown. Serve with lemon wedges and more parsley.

THE BEST LOBSTER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine Ritz crackers butter and tomalley in medium sized bowl.
• Spray each casserole dish with Pam.
• Divide the lobster meat into 4 individual casserole dishes.
• Pour cheese sauce over lobster.
• Put the Ritz topping on the casseroles.
• Bake uncovered for 20 - 25 minutes or until cheese sauce is bubbly.
• Put the casseroles under a low broiler for a few minutes to brown the topping being careful not to burn the topping.

LOBSTER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Sauté the garlic in 1/3 cup of butter. Do not brown.
• Mix the lobster with the butter & garlic in a casserole dish.
• Top with cracker crumbs and cheese.
• Dot with remaining butter.
• Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes.