F&W Pairing - Oven Baked Lobster with Garlic-Herb Butter
- 80's & Co.
- May 17, 2018
- 2 min read
One of the easiest and delicious ways to prepare lobster
Keep it simple, and you can enjoy the most luxurious and delicate flavour in no time
Chill a bottle of Champagne/ Sparkling wine / White wine to go with
Best summer dinner is ready to be served
The ingredient itself and the sauce are the important elements for wine pairing
Lobster is a delicacy; consider the freshness, saltiness of the seafood
Garlic-herb butter sauce gives the richness and herbaceous flavour;
and the final touch - a twist of fresh lemon juice that gives the acidity / sourness
Champagne / Sparkling wine both are pair-able to most seafood
Butter and lemon juice, the exact flavour profile of Chardonnay which makes it the perfect match
The herbaceous / vegetal flavour of the 42 Degrees South Sauvignon Blanc, a reasonable match with the parsley butter
INGREDIENTS
Lobster (300g)
Flat-leaf Parsley
Garlic cloves
Butter
Lemon
Salt & black pepper
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
Garlic-Herb Butter
Remove butter from fridge to room temperature to soften. Finely chop the garlic and parsley, add to the soften butter with grated lemon zest to combine.
Oven-baked Lobster with Garlic-Herb Butter
1. Pre-heat oven to 180°C and place the ovenproof griddle pan in the oven.
2. Cut the lobster in half lengthwise, discard the tomalley (intestine alike); Then season the lobster with salt & black pepper, and spread the garlic-herb butter on top.
3. Remove the hot griddle pan from oven and drizzle with oil; Carefully transfer the lobster onto the pan, shell side down. Put the pan back into the oven and baked for 5 minutes until tender.
4. Serve with lemon wedge. Mixed leaves salad and warm new potatoes are great side dishes with lobster.
*You can mix & match your own herb butter with your favourite herbs, such as basil, chives, tarragon, etc. You can also add chilli, lime, or sun-dried tomato.
Make slightly more and it can be kept in the fridge for 3 - 5 days or up to a month in freezer. The butter can be used in various dishes like toast, steak, roast chicken, fish, shellfish, etc.
Cooking time varies depending on the size of the lobster; Perfectly cooked lobster would be easy to pull out from the shell and still juicy and tender, overcooked lobster is tough and waste of money.
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