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|description=Try this dish out - it is superb and well worth the trouble it takes. If like me you're a little squeamish about boiling live lobsters, buy one that is
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Try this dish out - it is superb and well worth the trouble it takes.

If like me you're a little squeamish about [[boiling]] live [[lobsters]], buy one that is ready cooked. Large supermarkets sell them now, as do good fishmongers.

I got lucky when I went to buy the (cooked) lobster from Tesco's as they were reduced, so I got the lobster for £7.49, which meant lobster thermidor for two cost less than a tenner! (''August 2008'')

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|TotalCalories = 1138
|PortionCalories = 569
|DatePublished=21st January 2013
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Serves 2
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 40 minutes
|PrepTime = 20 minutes
|CookTime = 20 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Lobster thermidor recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]
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====Best recipe review====

''Superb''

5/5 

I remember being served this in a pub in Polzeth, way back in my surfing days - just sublime. This tasted as good.

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 1 whole [[Lobster]], cooked
| 25 g ( 1 oz) [[butter]]
| 1 [[shallot]] or small [[onion]], finely chopped
| 284ml (1/2 pint) very good quality [[Fish stock|fish stock]] - ½ a tin of good [[lobster bisque soup]] is an excellent substitute, if not better
| 50 ml (2 fl oz) [[white wine]]
| 100 ml (4 fl oz) [[double cream]]
| 2 tablespoons fresh [[parsley]], chopped
| ½ teaspoon [[English mustard]] powder
| Juice from half a [[lemon]]
| Pinch of chopped [[lemon]] [[zest]]
| Splash of [[brandy]]
| [[Sea salt]] and [[freshly ground black pepper]]
| 25 g (1 oz) [[Parmesan cheese]], freshly [[grated]]
| [[Lemon]] quarters to garnish
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Image:How to make Lobster thermidor.jpg|Stock - reduced
Image:Cooking Lobster thermidor.jpg|Before the sauce
Image:How to prepare Lobster thermidor.jpg|£7.50 !
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===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Twist off the claws and smash open with a hammer to remove the [[meat]]. Reserve.
| Lay the lobster on its back and split in half from head to toe.
| Scoop out the [[meat]] from the head and body and reserve
| Chop the [[meat]] into small pieces, mix up a bit and arrange back in the shell
| Heat the [[butter]] in a pan, [[sweat]] the chopped [[shallot]] until translucent - about 5 minutes on a low heat
| Add the [[stock]], [[wine]], [[brandy]] and bring to the [[boil]]. Reduce until it is half of its original volume, less if using soup. Add the [[mustard]], [[lemon juice]], [[zest]] and [[double cream]]
| Season with [[salt]] and [[pepper]] and mix in half of the chopped [[parsley]]
| Preheat the grill
| Spoon the [[sauce]] over the [[lobster]] meat
| Sprinkle the [[grated]] [[Parmesan cheese]] over the top and add a twist of [[pepper]]
| Heat under the grill for about 4 minutes - just enough make the [[cheese]] bubble
| Sprinkle the remaining parsley over the top
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===Serving suggestions===

Serve immediately with lemon quarters as a garnish

I served this with [[lemon rice]] which worked really well as an accompaniment.

Equally good accompaniments would be [[new potatoes]] and a [[green salad]], or a [[tomato and onion salad]] to cut through the richness of the sauce, and then some [[Basic French loaf|crusty French bread]] to soak up all the juices.

==See also==
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[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:Fish recipes]]
[[Category:Shellfish recipes]]
[[Category:Main courses]]
[[Category:British recipes]]
[[Category:Cooking with wine]]
[[Category:Boiled or simmered]]
[[Category:Grilled, griddled or barbecued]]
[[Category:Unusual recipes]]
Hector Acosta: All I just want to add is this: This is MY FAVOURITE DISH EVER!!!

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