Lobster Sauce for Mashed Potatoes

Description

This dish whips boring mashed potatoes into a seafood frenzy with the flavor of lobster. Great with salmon and asparagus!

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 (7 ounce) cans lobster meat, diced
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 large stalks celery, diced
  • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
  • ⅛ teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • ⅛ teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ⅛ teaspoon lemon juice
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • ½ cup cream sherry
  • 1 quart heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the lobster
  2. onion
  3. celery
  4. carrot
  5. thyme
  6. parsley
  7. peppercorns
  8. seasoned salt
  9. bay leaf
  10. and lemon juice. Cook
  11. stirring constantly
  12. over medium heat to soften the vegetables
  13. about 10 minutes. Stir in the flour and tomato paste; cook for another 5 minutes
  14. stirring constantly. Pour in sherry and cook for a minute or two to cook off the alcohol.
  15. Pour in the heavy cream
  16. and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low
  17. simmer until the sauce has thickened
  18. and will coat the back of a spoon
  19. about 15 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh strainer
  20. and discard the solids. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 6

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