Best Butter Poached Lobster Shooters Recipes

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HOW TO BUTTER POACH LOBSTER TAILS



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Butter Poached Lobster Recipe In New England boiling and steaming are the traditional ways to cook lobsters, but there's another way. It's called butter poaching where the lobster meat is cooked to a sweet, tender buttery perfection. Learn how to butter poach lobster at home. Butter poached lobster is done by removing the meat from the lobster and gently...

Categories     Main Dish: Seafood

Time 18m

Yield Serves Six

Number Of Ingredients 5

2-3 tbsp. water
1 cup (2 sticks) cold butter cut into 1 tbsp. pieces
(6) 3 oz. shucked and cleaned lobster tails
Small shallow pot or a saucepan
Instant Read thermometer (optional)

Steps:

  • In a saucepan, bring 2-3 tbs. of water to a simmer over medium heat
  • Whisk in 1 tbs. butter, when butter melts add another piece. Continuing adding butter pieces - 1 cup (two sticks total.) Do not let the butter come to a boil or the butter will separate. Try to keep the butter between 160 and 175 degrees F. Use an instant read thermometer to to keep it under 180 F
  • Add defrosted, raw tails. Cook for 6-8 minutes and turn tails in butter mixture. Again, make sure the butter does not come to a boil, reduce the heat if necessary. Be careful not to overcook lobster. Poached lobster tails should have an an internal temperature of about 140-145°

Nutrition Facts : Calories 170

BUTTER POACHED LOBSTER SHOOTERS



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Butter poached lobster shooters are quick and great for parties.

Provided by Paula Deen

Categories     entertaining     seasonal     vegetarian

Time 10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 cloves garlic
4 to 6 fresh lobster tails
4 lb clarified salted butter
4 juiced fresh lemons

Steps:

  • Cook's note: This MUST be served warm
  • Reserve 1 cup of clarified butter and try to keep warm.
  • Place lobster tails in a large pot and cover with the remaining butter. Add 3 cloves of garlic to the pot. Poach on a low heat until the lobster shell changes color and meat is cooked. Allow to cool slightly and harvest meat from tails. Chop meat into bite-size pieces.
  • While meat is still warm, assemble the shooters. In shot glass pour a bit of the reserved warm butter into each glass. Top with lobster meat and drizzle with a bit of the lemon juice.

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