Lobster meat, cream, and cayenne are chilled in a lobster-shaped mold to make this airy hors d'oeuvre, which can be garnished to create a whimsical appearance. This recipe first appeared in our April 2014 issue with Laura Loesch-Quintin's story Looks Like Fish.
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup homemade fish stock
- 1 tbsp. powdered gelatin
- 1 lb. cooked fresh or frozen lobster meat, thawed
- 3⁄4 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄2 tsp. cayenne
- Kosher salt, to taste
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Canola oil, for greasing
- Lettuce leaves, sliced lemon, and tomato, for garnish (optional)
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Instructions
Step 1
Place half the stock in a food processor; sprinkle in gelatin and let sit 10 minutes. Bring remaining stock to a simmer in a 1-qt. saucepan; transfer to processor and purée until combined. Add lobster, mayonnaise, cayenne, and salt; purée until smooth. Using a rubber spatula, press lobster mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl; set aside.
Step 2
Whip cream in a bowl until stiff peaks form; fold into lobster mixture. Spread into a greased 1-qt. fish-shaped mold. (Alternatively, line a 1-qt. bowl with plastic wrap and fill with mixture.) Chill until set, 1 hour; unmold onto a serving platter; garnish with lettuce leaves, lemon, and tomato, if you like.
- Place half the stock in a food processor; sprinkle in gelatin and let sit 10 minutes. Bring remaining stock to a simmer in a 1-qt. saucepan; transfer to processor and purée until combined. Add lobster, mayonnaise, cayenne, and salt; purée until smooth. Using a rubber spatula, press lobster mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl; set aside.
- Whip cream in a bowl until stiff peaks form; fold into lobster mixture. Spread into a greased 1-qt. fish-shaped mold. (Alternatively, line a 1-qt. bowl with plastic wrap and fill with mixture.) Chill until set, 1 hour; unmold onto a serving platter; garnish with lettuce leaves, lemon, and tomato, if you like.
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