Individual Baked Lobster Pie
Recipe By : "More than Sandwiches"
Serving Size : 2
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup sherry, with 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup lobster meat, cooked
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 3/4 cup cream, thin
- 2 egg yolks
Topping:
- 1/4 cup cracker meal
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon potato chips -- finely crushed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Melt 2 tablespoons butter, add sherry and boil 1 minute. Add lobster
and let stand. Melt 3 tablespoons butter; add flour. Stir 1 minute
until bubbles. Remove. Slowly stir in cream and wine, drained
from lobster. Return to heat until smooth and thick. Remove. Beat
egg yolks very well. Stir into yolks 4 tablespoons of sauce, 1
tablespoon at a time. Add to sauce. Mix well. Heat over hot water
in top of double boiler. Do not let water boil or sauce may curdle.
It takes about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Add lobster. Turn
into a small deep dish pie plate. Sprinkle with topping. Bake
slow in 300^ oven for 10 minutes.