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Lobster Blanquette

This is the Lobster Blanquette recipe.

  • Prep: 40 min
  • Cooking: 40 min
Yields 4 servings
DFC

Ingredients

  • 4 live lobsters (about 1 lb/ 450 g each)
  • 4 oz (120 g) turnips
  • 4 oz (120 g) carrots
  • 4 oz (120 g) leeks white parts only
  • 2 oz (60 g) chopped shallots
  • 2 oz (60 g) butter
  • 1 cup (250 mL) fish broth
  • 1 cup (250 mL) cream 35 %
  • Salt and pepper au goût
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Preparation

Boil lobster in salted water for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.

With a "parisienne" potato cutter, cut small balls of turnip and carrot and boil in salted water, making sure they remain firm.

Cut leek whites into thin strips and blanch.

Shell lobster. Keep claws whole and cut tail in segments.

In a saucepan, lightly brown shallot in butter. Add vegetables and lobster. Add fish broth. Reduce and add cream. Reduce further. The sauce must thicken slightly.

Season to taste. Serve in a small saucepan or small soup plates.

Jean Soulard, Executive Chef, Le Château Frontenac

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