Main Courses Recipes - Baked Stuffed Lobster Recipe

Ingredients

• 50ml/2fl oz vegetable oil

• 1 large onion (finely chopped)

• 4 garlic cloves (finely chopped)

• 250ml/9oz tomato puree

• 150ml/1/4 pt red wine

• 225g/8oz cooked canned clams (with their juice)

• 450g/1lb dried white breadcrumbs

• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano

• 1 teaspoon garlic salt

• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

• 3-4 medium or large lobsters (halved, intestines removed)

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas mark 6.

2. Heat the oil and sauté the onion and garlic in a frying pan over a medium heat for about 5 minutes, or until they are translucent. Add the tomato puree and cook for 3 minutes, then add the wine and the clams and their juice. Cook for 5 minutes.

3. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the breadcrumbs, oregano, garlic salt, Parmesan and parsley. Make a well in the middle and pour in the sauce. Stir and mix into a very soft dough. Cover and set aside.

4. Place each lobster on a chopping board and stuff carefully with the prepared mixture, making sure the holes are well filled. Push the halves together to encase the stuffing. Repeat the exercise with the remaining lobsters and stuffing.

5. Lightly grease a baking tray and place the lobsters on it. Bake in the oven for 45 to 60 minutes, checking halfway through. Serve with crisp green salad.