Jalapeno Spiked Lobster Recipes

LOBSTER JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F (218 degrees C) and coat your baking dish with non-stick cooking spray (or vegetable oil).
• Combine sour cream, cream cheese, lemon juice, bacon, chives, and salt & pepper in a small to medium bowl. Add lobster meat and gently stir in to the filling mixture.
• Arrange sliced jalapeno halves in your baking dish. Divide filling mixture evenly between jalapeno halves, spooning the mixture into each pepper.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (218 degrees C) for 10-15 minutes, or until the top of the filling is golden on the edges and the jalapenos have reached your desired level of tenderness. Garnish with chopped parsley and/or lemon zest (if desired). Serve immediately.

LOBSTER CAKES WITH MUSTARD JALAPENO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In mixing bowl, blend together all ingredients except cornmeal. Scoop out 8 cakes, shape into patties (not too thin), and coat with cornmeal. Saute lobster cakes in olive oil until brown on 1 side. Flip over and finish cooking in oven for 5 to 7 minutes. Serve with Mustard Jalapeno Sauce.
• Blend all ingredients together in a mixing bowl.

JALAPENO-SPIKED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise, minced jalapeno pepper, cilantro, lime juice, sugar, lime zest, cumin, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl; stir until smooth. Chill until serving.
• Combine water, chicken broth, sliced jalapeno peppers, 3 tablespoons salt, and lime in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Add lobsters; cook until bright red, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and cool until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Remove meat from lobster shells, tails, and claws. Serve with mayonnaise-cilantro mixture.

FLORIDA CIOPPINO WITH GRILLED LOBSTER AND JALAPENO CHEESE GRITS

Steps:

• For the grits: Combine the 3 cups water, the milk, 1 tablespoon of the butter, the salt and pepper in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring the liquid to a gentle boil. Stir in the grits. Cook for 1 hour 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. The grits will stick to the bottom of the pan, so make sure not to scrape the bottom of the pan. If the grits absorbed all of the water, add some hot water to thin out the grits. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, the cheese and jalapeno peppers. The grits can either be served immediately or prepared in advance and reheated.
• For the lobster: Rub the lobster meat with the garlic, oil and butter and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Grill, body-side down at first, until cooked three-quarters of the way through; flip and grill meat-side down. Remove from the grill and squeeze over the lime juice.
• For the cioppino: Heat the olive oil in a saucepan until just about to the smoking point; quickly add the garlic, tomatoes and red pepper flakes. Saute until the garlic becomes translucent. Add the clams, cook for 2 minutes, then add the shrimp and the wine immediately after. Simmer until the shrimp and clams are halfway cooked, then add the butter, crab claws and knuckle meat and the lionfish. Cover and simmer until the fish is barely cooked through; season with salt and black pepper, and finish with the basil, parsley, mint and a spritz of fresh lemon juice.
• Reheat the grits, if needed, and place 2 cups grits into a large, deep platter. Arrange the cioppino around the grits, and garnish with the grilled lobster. Serve.

JALAPENO SLIDERS WITH CRISPY ONIONS

Steps:

• Shape beef into eight 1/2-in.-thick patties; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, cook sliders over medium heat 2-3 minutes. Turn and top with peppers and cheese. Continue cooking until a thermometer reads 160°, 2-3 minutes., Serve on buns. Top with french-fried onions.

JALAPENO-SPIKED BOURBON JULEP

Steps:

• In a julep cup, pour Jalapeno Simple Syrup and add mint; gently bruise leaves with a muddler or wooden spoon. Add enough crushed ice to fill two-thirds of the cup. Add bourbon and stir gently; then add a bit more crushed ice. Top with a splash of club soda. Garnish with mint sprig and jalapeno.
• Jalapeno Syrup: In a small saucepan over high heat, combine 1 cup water, sugar, and jalapenos. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and let steep 20 minutes.
• Strain syrup, discard jalapenos, and cool syrup. (Simple syrup can be refrigerated, in an airtight container, for up to 6 months.).