Crab-Stuffed Lobster Tails with Blender Bearnaise Sauce
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 6 servings; 1 cup sauce
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 565
- Total Fat
- 41
- Saturated Fat
- 18
- Carbohydrates
- 8
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 1
- Protein
- 39
- Cholesterol
- 473
- Sodium
- 1184
- Total: 55 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 45 min
Ingredients
Lobster:
Six 6-ounce lobster tails
4 tablespoons salted butter, melted
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon dry sherry, optional
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon seafood seasoning
1 large egg
15 round buttery crackers, crushed
8 ounces lump crabmeat
Blender Béarnaise Sauce:
1/4 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon minced shallot
2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
4 large pasteurized egg yolks
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- For the lobster: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Cut the middle of the tops of the lobster shells with kitchen shears all the way down to the bottoms of the tails. (Be careful not to cut the lobster meat.) Carefully loosen the meat from the shells. Cut a slit lengthwise down the meat of each.
- Combine the butter and lemon zest in a bowl. Set aside.
- Whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, sherry, Worcestershire sauce, seafood seasoning and egg. Fold in the crackers and crabmeat. Stuff the crab mixture into the slits in the lobster tails. Brush the crab and lobster with the melted butter.
- Place the lobster tails on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until the lobster turns opaque and is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Switch the oven to broil and broil until the crab stuffing is browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the blender béarnaise sauce: Combine the wine, vinegar, shallot and 1 tablespoon of the tarragon in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Simmer until the mixture is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely.
- Place the egg yolks in a blender and add the cooled wine mixture. Purée for 30 seconds.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until very hot. With the blender running, pour the melted butter through the blender top, blending until the sauce is smooth and thickened. Remove from the blender and stir in the remaining tablespoon tarragon and season with salt and pepper. Set aside. (The sauce will continue to thicken as it stands.)
- Serve the béarnaise sauce with the lobster tails.