Lobster Tart Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface and fit into a 9-inch straight-sided tart pan or a pie pan. Prick bottom, line with foil and add pastry weights. Bake 10 minutes, until pastry starts to look dry. Remove foil and weights and bake 5 or so minutes more, until pastry is lightly colored. Remove from oven but leave oven on.
• Melt butter in a saucepan. Add onion and cook on low until soft but not brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in corn, tarragon and cayenne. Stir in milk. Bring to a simmer. Remove from heat. In a bowl, beat eggs and cream together and slowly stir into the pan. Add lobster. Stir in lemon zest and season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle mixture into prepared tart shell. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake about 20 minutes more, until top is firm to the touch and very lightly browned, and a knife inserted in the filling comes out clean. Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Spoon into tart shells. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until shells are lightly browned and filling is heated through, 12-15 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with paprika before serving.

Steps:

• Two days before serving: Cook lobster. Crack shells and claws. Mix together all the marinade ingredients in a separate jug or bowl and pour over the lobster. Leave in the refrigerator overnight.
• Next day: Cook the asparagus in boiling, salted water until just tender. Refresh in cold water and drain. Then cut it into 1/2-inch dice and reserve. Chop the cucumber into pieces the same size as the asparagus. Make the anchovy mayonnaise: put all the ingredients except the olive oil and hot water in a blender or food processor and whisk together. Add the olive oil; drop by drop, continuing to blend and gradually increasing the addition of the oil to a trickle. Then add the hot water until you have a thick, smooth mayonnaise (it is important to add the oil slowly and steadily in this way, rather than all at once, or you may run the risk of the mixture curdling). Season with pepper to taste. Reserve.
• Just before serving, assemble the Tartare: Remove the lobster from the marinade, cut it into cubes of a similar size to the asparagus and cucumber and combine all three together in a bowl. Add the anchovy mayonnaise and season with pepper (the anchovies will probably make the mixture salty enough). Mix thoroughly. To serve, either pile the mixture into shallow bowls or plates of for a neater presentation, place a 2 1/2-inch diameter pastry cutter in the center of each bowl or plate. Pack each ring with the lobster and asparagus mixture, pressing down as you do so. Neaten off the top, then carefully lift off the pastry rings. Garnish each serving of tartare with a good sprig of chervil and serve with the bread.

Steps:

• 1. Place onion in food processor; chop; transfer to small bowl; set aside.
• 2. Place carrot in food processor; chop; add to onion.
• 3. Combine remaining ingredients in separate bowl; whisk well to combine. Add onion and carrot; mix well. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours to allow flavors to meld.