Submitted by: Chef Alejandro H. Rave, Hilltop House Restaurant, 1995, Ellsworth, Maine
INGREDIENTS:
(4 servings)
4 each 1½ pound
Maine lobsters
8 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons shallots, finely minced
2 ounces white rum
3 mangoes, peeled, pureed
1½ cups unsweetened coconut milk
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
1 pinch each salt & cayenne pepper
DIRECTIONS:
Boil Maine Lobsters for 9 minutes. Let cool, remove meat from shell, insuring tail and claws remain whole. Reserve elbow, body and leg meat for mango timbale, if desired.
Clarify butter in large skillet, sauté shallots, Maine Lobster tail and claws in order. Flambe with rum. Sauté until Maine Lobster is done, approximately 3 minutes. Remove Maine Lobster and keep warm.
In remaining liquid add coconut milk, lemon juice, Worcestershire, cayenne and salt. Whisk in mango puree. Reduce over medium heat to desired thickness. Serve Maine Lobster over sauce.
NUTRITIONAL:
Per serving:
calories 681
carbohydrate 33 g
cholesterol 204 mg
total fat 46 g
protein 31 g
sodium 728 mg
dietary fiber 4.8 g
calcium 111 mg
Nutritional information provided by MasterCook II, 1996. 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