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Lobster Thermidor

Lobster Thermidor
  • Prep 35 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Ingredients 12
  • Servings 2
Enjoy this classic French recipe that’s baked using sherry, mustard and egg yolk, spooned into lobster shells – ready in just an hour!
By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated October 28, 2010

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 (8 to 10-oz.) frozen lobster tails
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose or unbleached flour
  • 3/4 cup half-and-half, heated
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon dry sherry
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 drops hot pepper sauce
  • 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 egg yolk

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F. In Dutch oven, bring 4 quarts water and 2 teaspoons salt to a boil. Add lobster tails; return to a boil. Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until lobster turns red and meat is slightly opaque. Immediately plunge lobster into cold water to stop cooking. (Lobster will not be thoroughly cooked, but will continue to cook during baking step.)
  • 2
    With kitchens scissors, cut and remove membrane on under side of lobster tails. Remove meat. Cut meat into 1-inch pieces; place in medium bowl. Set aside. Bend shells backwards slightly to flatten; place in 8-inch square pan.
  • 3
    Melt butter in medium nonstick saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in flour with wire whisk; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth and bubbly. Gradually add warm half-and-half, cooking and stirring 2 to 3 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice, sherry, mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt and hot pepper sauce.
  • 4
    Reserve 2 tablespoons cheese for topping. Add remaining cheese and egg yolk to hot mixture; mix well. Stir half of sauce into lobster meat in bowl. Spoon mixture into lobster shells. Top each with remaining sauce. Sprinkle each with reserved cheese.
  • 5
    Bake at 375°F. for 15 minutes or until edges are bubbly. Broil 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.

  • Classic lobster Thermidor calls for whole cooked lobster. Our simplified version uses meaty lobster tails only.
  • Napoleon named this dish after the eleventh month of the French Revolutionary calendar. He tasted the recipe in Thermidor, which spans July 19 to August 17.
  • The most common type of lobster in the United States is called the Maine or American lobster. This variety is found off the Atlantic coast of the northern U.S. and Canada. Spiny lobsters are less common and are often called rock lobsters. They are found in the Mediterranean and off the coast of South Africa. If you purchase frozen "rock lobster tails," they are from the spiny lobster.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
490
Calories from Fat
280
Total Fat
31g
48%
Saturated Fat
18g
90%
Cholesterol
280mg
93%
Sodium
1270mg
53%
Total Carbohydrate
13g
4%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
4g
Protein
39g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
25%
25%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
40%
40%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 5 Very Lean Meat; 5 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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