Natashas Maine Lobster Casserole
From pleclare 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Wonderful lobster casserole. Natasha was a contributor to Yankee kitchen,a radio show in Boston that I listened to a long time ago.
Ingredients
- 11/2-2lbs lobster meat,cooked shopping list
- 2-3 Tbs. Unsaltd butter to saute lobster shopping list
- 4Tbs all-purpose flour shopping list
- 4Tbs ubsalted butter,melted shopping list
- 1/2tsp salt shopping list
- 6 slices white bread,crusts removed(pepperidge farm bread preferred) shopping list
- 1 pt. all purpose medium cream shopping list
- paprika to taste shopping list
- Topping: shopping list
- 4-6 Tbs melted butter shopping list
- Ritz crackers,crushed(about 1/2 sleeve) shopping list
- few dashes each of paprika and Old Bay Seasoning shopping list
How to make it
- Cut lobster meat into bite-size pieces and saute in small amt. of melted butter for about 5 mins. Remove lobster meat and set aside. In same saucepan,make a sauce of 4 Tbs. of melted butter,flour,dry mustard,salt and half of cream. Add lobster to sauce.
- Break bread into small pieces and add to lobster. Add the rest of the cream,or as much as needed to give medium thickness to the mixture. Add sherry. Mix gently.
- Place in a pyrex,2qt. casserole dish,cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.
- Remove casserole from frig. about 1/2 hour before baking. For Topping: Combine crushed ritz crackers in small saute pan with melted butter,remove and spread over top of lobster casserole and sprinkle with paprika and a few dashes of old Bay Seasoning. Bake ,uncovered in preheated 350 degree oven for about 20-25 mins or till bubbly.
The Rating
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Oh, so nice! I bet it looks beautiful, too - love the topping!
elgab89
in Toronto loved it
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