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If using raw lobster meat, add meat and the juices to the pan cook until just until the lobster begins to firm up, about two to three minutes.When the butter has melted, add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Heat butter in a large saute pan over medium heat.Mix until completely combined, set aside. Pour into a bowl and add melted butter and parsley. I like some texture, so I don’t pulse it completely. Add Ritz and oyster crackers to a food processor.Put 6 ovenproof dishes on a sheet pan and set them aside. Wait to add the parsley until you are ready to use it.
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You can make the crumb topping ahead of time, stored in an airtight container. If you are going to reheat it, cover the dish with foil and put it in a 300° oven for about 10 minutes. I think that this dish is best made and eaten immediately. This would be a really delicious lobster scampi pasta situation. Add the sauteed lobster meat to New England-style hot dog buns. You can also use this method to make hot lobster rolls. To make a lobster appetizer, skip the crumbs and pour the buttery lobster over a crostini for lobster toast. If you don’t have sherry or want to buy a bottle (although I use sherry all the time, saute some mushrooms with it) you can use white wine or even clam juice. I had something very similar in a restaurant recently, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it. You can make this with shrimp and it is also incredible. I think that everything is better with a little crunch and texture, and this crumb topping is divine. They add a little sweetness and a whole lot of buttery goodness to the top of this casserole. This dish is everything you loved about eating lobster in one bite. It instantly feels like summer when I see a lobster on my plate and it makes me so happy.īutter. Why Is Lazy Lobster Casserole So Good? // The ones I used in the photos were my grandmother’s and are the perfect vessel for this meal. You can make one big lobster casserole, but I prefer individual ramekins or dishes. Lobster can get chewy and tough when it is overcooked. If you are in a hurry or don’t want to deal with raw lobster, buy steamed lobster from the seafood market, just be careful to not overcook. Serve with fresh parsley and lemon wedges. (If using steamed lobster, I skip this and just pour the sauce over the lobster meat.) Take off the heat.ĭivide the lobster evenly between the ramekins or dishes.īake in a preheated 350° oven and cook until the lobster is cooked through and the crumbs turn golden brown, about 10 minutes. If cooking from raw, add the lobster and cook until the lobster begins to firm and change color. Heat butter in a large pan over medium heat. Pour out into a bowl.Īdd butter and parsley, mix well. I like some larger texture, so I don’t take it all the way. Pulse a few times until it is coarse crumbs. Can you eat lobster without lemon? I like to add it to the sauce and give my finished casserole a good squeeze of lemon before I take the first bite.Īdd the crackers to the bowl of a food processor. You can use lobster tail or whatever you like, but for this, I think you don’t need to. I used ButcherBox cold-cracked lobster, it’s a mixture of knuckle and claw meat. It’s the flavor in the background of lobster bisque and it is so delicious in this lobster casserole. I like to add parsley not only for color but also for its bright notes and freshness. This is a special occasion dish, so don’t skimp on the butter. There is a lot of butter in this recipe, but butter and lobster are meant to be together. This you can omit, but not the Ritz.īutter. I like to mix my Ritz with oyster crackers because I think that it adds saltiness and cuts a little of the sweetness of the Ritz. It’s a New England classic and makes a perfect topping. This buttery and slightly sweet cracker is a must-use ingredient. If I pretend I am sitting at a picnic table with seashells under my feet and the distant sound of seagulls, I would not know that I was eating this in my home. I know that I wanted to try to make my own lobster casserole at home. I started ordering my meats from ButcherBox this year and they sometimes offer lobster. It is absolutely divine.Īny time I see this delicacy on a menu, I have to order it, and my favorite versions always have some sherry and a little garlic. A lemon wedge, a piece of parsley, and a sprinkling of paprika round it out. There are a few different ways that you will see Lazy Lobster served, but typically it is a baked lobster casserole, chunks of lobster served in a small aluminum pie plate in a GENEROUS amount of butter and topped with a Ritz cracker crumble on top.