Maine Lobster Wraps in Red Pepper Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

4 Maine Lobster tails

½ cup melted butter

8 squares phyllo dough (8”x 8”)

1 Tablespoon garlic salt

2 teaspoons black pepper

4 each skewers, metal or wood

1 recipe Red Pepper Sauce - follows

Red Pepper Sauce:

2 red bell peppers, chopped

1 can chicken broth (10 oz.)

1 pint heavy cream

2-4 dashes Tabasco sauce

2 Tablespoons paprika, divided

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1 Tablespoon fresh basil, chopped

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 Tablespoons butter

DIRECTIONS:

Remove Maine Lobster meat from tail in one piece and rinse in water.  Slide a metal or wooden skewer through the tails (one each length wise).  Brush each with butter and season with the garlic salt and pepper.  Grill Maine Lobster skewers over medium heat turning often.  Grill approximately 5 minutes.  Meat should be opaque.  Remove from grill and remove skewers.  Lay sheets of phyllo dough out flat in 2's.  Brush with butter and place a tail in each.  Wrap in a burrito fashion and then brush outside of wrap with butter.  Place on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for about 15 minutes until phyllo wraps are golden brown and crispy.

Red Pepper Sauce:

In a pan, melt butter.  Add ¾ of the red peppers, all the shallots and garlic.  Sauté until half cooked and add the stock.  Bring to a boil and reduce by 1/2.  Remove and put in a blender and blend on high.  Strain sauce and return to heat.  Add cream and reduce by 1/2.  Add basil, salt, 1 Tablespoon of the paprika, cayenne pepper and Tabasco.  Simmer for approximately 2 minutes and serve.

For presentation, cut wraps in a diagonal motion, (about three different pieces per wrap).  Place on plates (one tail per serving).  Pour Red Pepper Sauce over Maine Lobster wraps.  Garnish with the unused red peppers and rest of the paprika.

NUTRITIONAL:

Per serving:

calories               931.9

carbohydrate         33.2  g

cholesterol             312  mg

fat                         45.9  g

protein                  30.6  g

sodium                 1924  mg

dietary fiber            2.0  g

calcium                  180  mg

Nutritional information provided by MasterCook.  These 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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