Lobster stuffed with Crab Imperial
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Servings: 2
Calories: 758kcal
Ingredients
- 2 (8-10) ounce lobster tails
- 6 ounces lump crab meat
- ¼ cup Mayonnaise (Hellmans, Best foods or Dukes Mayo)
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon old bay
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped Italian parsley optional
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped red pepper or roasted red pepper optional
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- squeeze of lemon juice
- 4 ounces unsalted butter
Instructions
Crab Imperial
- Mix mayonnaise, egg, sugar, old bay, peppers and parsley together and blend well, this is your imperial sauce.
- Gently mix with lump crab meat
- Refrigerate for 1 hour before using
Lobster Prep
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Melt butter
- Split lobster tail down the middle, being careful not to completely split the lobster
- Pull the lobster meat out of the shell, leaving the end flap inside the shell.
- Fan the tail and bend it upwards till you hear a little snap, this will help keep the fanned tail in place.
- Push both sections of the shell together and place the split lobster on top of the shell.
- Spoon some of the butter over top of the lobster, place in a baking pan and into 350 degree oven.
- Allow lobster to bake for 5 minutes so that the area you are stuffing will get partially cooked.
Adding Stuffing to Lobster
- Remove lobster from oven after the partial cooking and dividing the crab imperial mixture into two portions, stuff the top of the lobster tail, making a mound with the crab imperial.
- Return lobster to the oven and continue baking for 15-20 minutes until topping has a nice golden color.
- Remove Stuffed Lobster from the oven and spoon just a little bit more of the butter on the stuffed lobster.
- Serve with your favorite side dish, and after presenting the dish to the table, gently remove the stuffed lobster completely from the shell and return to the plate.
- Serve with melted butter and a squeeze of lemon and enjoy!
Notes
Four-ounce lobster tails
Do not precook the tail before stuffing it; the tail will cook thoroughly, even with the crab imperial topping.
Cooking time will be close to the same, 15- 20 minutes. Check the internal temperature of the crab imperial with an instant-read thermometer, it should be a minimum of 165 degrees.
Nutrition
Calories: 758kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 70g | Saturated Fat: 33g | Cholesterol: 331mg | Sodium: 1195mg | Potassium: 330mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1615IU | Vitamin C: 14.9mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 1.2mg