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Duet Of Maine Lobster Mousse -- Puff Pastry And Nori

Submitted by: Chef James Bennett, Spruce Point Inn, 1997, Boothbay Harbor, Maine

INGREDIENTS:

(2 servings)

Lobster Mousse

1 each 2 lb. live Maine lobster, cooked, shelled

2 each egg whites

½ cup cream

1 bunch fresh spinach, as needed


Puff Pastry

1 each 11/8 sheet

As needed Maine Lobster Mousse

¼ cup Sauce of Bisque - recipe below

Nori

1 each 11/8 sheet

As needed Maine Lobster Mousse

¼ cup Ginger Sesame Sauce - recipe below


Sauce Of Bisque

1 quart Maine lobster broth

2 cans 14 oz. peeled tomatoes

1 bulb basil

1 bulb                    shallots

1 cup                     heavy cream


Ginger Sesame Sauce

½ cup soy

¼ cup rice vinegar

2 each oranges, quartered

¼ cup  ginger

¼ cup toasted sesame seeds

2 Tablespoons minced garlic


DIRECTIONS:

Place first three ingredients in food processor, then add fresh spinach.  Blend until smooth texture. 

 

Pipe ½ mousse into the center of 11/8 puff pastry sheet and roll tightly using a sushi mat.  Place in pre-heated oven and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.  Slice with sharp knife in ¼ inch slices, serve over Maine lobster bisque sauce.

 

 

Pipe ½ mousse into center of Nori sheet and roll tightly using sushi mat.  Deep fry in shortening slowly under low heat, 275 degrees, for 6 minutes.  Slice with sharp knife in ¼ inch slices, serve over ginger sesame sauce.


NUTRITIONAL:

Nutritional information per serving - does not include Nori sheet

calories        409.4                              cholesterol                         128  milligrams

protein          22.8  grams                   sodium                               782  milligrams

total fat         27.2  grams                   dietary fiber                        1.8  grams

carbohydrate 19.4  grams                   calcium                              141  milligrams

Nutritional information provided by MasterCook II, 1995.  Nutritional profiles are meant to be approximate guides to nutrient contents of the recipe.  Those persons on special diets may require more specific nutrient data and should consult their personal physicians, registered dietitians, and/or food manufacturers.

 



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