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SV lobster tail with oil

caliking
caliking Posts: 18,727
edited January 2014 in EggHead Forum
Had to cook a couple of lobster tails tonight since I didn't want to freeze them. I've tried the "dwell in the shell" method before, so I wanted to try something new. The tails were a hair over 8oz each. 

Started by making the lobster oil. Shelled the the tails, heated up a cup of olive oil and let them shells saute/simmer in the oil. Then added fennel bulb, onions (didn't have shallots), garlic, fennel seed, peppercorns, thyme, salt, tarragon, rosemary, and a little tomato paste. Found the recipe on the interwebs. Its supposed to infuse for 12 hrs after cooling. but I had to make do with an hour once it cooled. 

Lobster tails went in the sous vide for 45min @ 140°F, with pats of butter in the bag. 

Plated:
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Turned out pretty good, but not as good as the lamb chops I did recently. The capers cut the richness of the lobster oil nicely. I like my lobster a bit more on the medium side, so next time I may leave it in the bath for 1 hr if the tails are this size. The time and temp would have probably been okay if the tails were a bit smaller. 

Pregger SWMBO was pleased, so that's what counts :)

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