Mango Lobster Caribbean

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Recipe courtesy of the National Fisheries Institute

Preparation facts

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

4 each 1 1/2 pound Maine lobsters

8 Tbs butter

2 Tbs shallots, finely chopped

2 oz white rum

3 mangoes, peeled, pureed

1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut milk

1 Tbs fresh lemon juice

1 dash Worcestershire sauce

1 pinch each salt & cayenne pepper

Directions

Boil lobsters for 9 minutes. Let cool, remove meat from shell, insuring tail and claws remain whole. Reserve elbow, body and leg meat for mango timbale, if desired.

Clarify butter in large skillet, sauté shallots, lobster tail and claws in order. Flambé with rum. Sauté until lobster is done, approximately 3 minutes. Remove lobster and keep warm.

In remaining liquid add coconut milk, lemon juice, Worcestershire, cayenne and salt. Whisk in mango puree. Reduce over medium heat to desired thickness. Serve lobster over sauce.

Alejandro H. Rave, Hilltop House Restaurant, Ellsworth, Maine, 1995; Maine Lobster Promotion Council.

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving

Calories 648

Calories from Fat 370 (57%)

% Daily Value*

66%Total Fat 43g

155%Saturated Fat 31g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.4g

Monounsaturated Fat 7.3g

68%Cholesterol 204mg

22%Sodium 536mg

25%Potassium 871mg

10%Total Carbohydrate 31g

11%Dietary Fiber 2.8g

Sugars 23g

Sugar Alcohols 0g

62%Protein 31g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.

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