Lobster Newburg

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Lobster Newburg is made with meaty chunks of lobster in a rich and creamy sherry sauce. Delicious served over buttered toast or puff pastry shells.

Ingredients

1/2 cup heavy cream
2 large egg yolks, beaten
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 tablespoons dry sherry or madeira
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 pinch ground nutmeg
3/4 pound cooked lobster meat, broken into chunks

Directions

1 Whisk cream and egg yolks together in a small bowl until well blended.
2 Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in cream mixture and sherry; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens, 5 to 8 minutes; do not boil.
3 Remove from the heat and season with salt, cayenne, and nutmeg. Stir in lobster.
4 Return to the stove and cook gently over low heat until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve hot.