Simple Lobster Scampi Recipes

Steps:

• In work bowl of food processor, combine butter, salt and cayenne. Process until butter is satiny and doubled in volume, for 3 to 4 minutes. Add fresh bread crumbs, shallots, garlic, chopped parsley and chives. Process to blend and set aside. With a large sharp knife cut the lobster tail half way through the shell and flesh. Crack the tail open to expose the flesh. Carefully pull the flesh out of the shell leaving it attached at the end of the tail. Remove the vein from the center of the flesh. Mound the garlic herb butter down the center of the tail completely covering the flesh with a generous amount of butter. Dust the top of the butter with dry bread crumbs. Cover, and then refrigerate for 1/2 hour to chill the butter. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Uncover the lobster tail and place it on a small broiling plate. Place in the oven and bake until golden brown (5 to 6 minutes). Remove the plate from the oven and immediately pour wine around the lobster tails so that it mingles with the pan juices. Pour the pan juices back over the tail.

Steps:

• For the garlic chips: Add the oil to a small saute pan to fill 1/4 inch up the sides and heat over medium-high heat. Once heated, add 1 garlic slice to test; if it sizzles when added, then add the remaining garlic. Fry until golden brown. Remove the chips from the oil and place on a paper-towel-lined plate. Season with salt. Make sure not to step away, constantly stir and be ready to remove once golden brown.
• For the polenta: To a medium saucepan over high heat, add the oil and shallots and sweat the shallots, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the warmed stock to the pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the polenta in a fine stream, whisking constantly with a wire whisk. Once all the polenta has been added, reduce the heat to low. Stir, using a wooden spoon, every 5 minutes and continue cooking until all the liquid has been absorbed and the mixture is very creamy, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese and heavy cream until combined. Stir in the creme fraiche. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• For the lobster sauce: To a saute pan over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon of the butter and melt. Add the lobster and toss to combine. Add the garlic paste and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Deglaze with the white wine and reduce. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and swirl to combine. Remove from the heat and add the parsley, tarragon and lemon zest.
• To serve: Add some of the polenta to a plate. Top with some of the sauteed lobster and sauce. Garnish with garlic chips, chervil and freshly ground black pepper.

Steps:

• Melt butter and oils in a large pan over low heat. After it has melted, add the garlic and brown slightly over medium heat. Whisk in the mustard, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, and wine. Simmer gently for 5 minutes. Add lemon juice and lobster, and cook until meat is heated through. Serve over yellow rice.

Steps:

• Bring a big pot of water to a rolling boil. Season liberally with salt. It should taste like the sea. Add pasta. Cook until just under aldente. Reserve cooking liquid.
• Using kitchen shears, cut each lobster tail length-wise so there are two equal pieces and the flesh is showing. Season flesh with salt and pepper.
• In a large saute pan, add four tablespoons of butter over a medium heat. Once it's melted add lobster tails and garlic. Cook lobster tails shell side down for 1-2 minutes until they start to turn slightly red, spoon some of the garlic and butter over the flesh as it cooks. Flip so that the lobster is flesh side down, make sure it cooks in the butter and garlic. Cook another 1-2 minutes until shell is bright red and meat is white. Do not overcook!!!
• Remove lobster tails, trying to get off all the garlic off. Remove meat from the shells and chop into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
• Add remaining butter to the pan along with lemon juice, lemon zest and red pepper flakes. Add linguini and salt, toss to coat and add olive oil.
• If needed add starchy pasta water to loosen the sauce up.
• Add lobster and parsley back into the pasta. Toss.
• Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with chopped parsley.