Lobscouse Casserole Recipes

LOBSCOUSE (SAILOR'S BEEF STEW) - SKIPPER LABSKOVS

Steps:

• Brown meat and cook onions in the butter, stirring occasionally.
• Add stock, beer, bay leaves, salt and pepper.
• Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add potatoes and continue to simmer for 2 hours.
• Mash any remaining pieces of potato, so that you have a thick'gravy' with just a few pieces of potato.
• Serve in bowl with 1 tablespoon butter on top.
• Sprinkle with onion tops.

LOBSTER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring court bouillion, carrot and leek to a boil then let simmer. Cook lobster in simmering bouillion for 3 minutes then cool in a bowl of ice water. Remove from the water when cool. Dry off lobster and proceed to remove all the meat from the shell (reserve the body meat and shell for the stock). In a saucepan, combine 2 ounces of whole butter, the chopped vegetables, the chopped lobster shells, 1 bay leaf, and 1 sprig of thyme. Cook until vegetables are soft, cover with water, then simmer until desired flavor and vegetables are tender. Strain stock and reserve 4 ounces. In a clean sauce pan add reserved stock and Merlot, red wine vinegar and reduce until almost all liquid is gone. Cut remaining butter into cubes and slowly whip butter into reduced sauce over a low flame. When sauce is finished, season with salt, cayenne pepper, and drops of lemon juice. Continue to simmer sauce on low flame. Add blanched lobster meat and let sit for 4 to 6 minutes in sauce. Then place warm lobster pieces in bowl and drizzle sauce around lobster. Garnish with the softened vegetables and a dollop of caviar on top. Chopped chive and chive oil are an optional garnish.

LAMB SCOUSE

Steps:

• Toss the lamb pieces in flour and season well. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large flameproof casserole dish over a high heat. Working in batches, brown the lamb on all sides, adding more oil if needed, then set aside on a plate.
• Turn down the heat to medium and pour in 2 tbsp oil, tip in the onion, carrots and turnips, add a pinch of salt and cook for 8 mins until softened and coloured. Return the meat to the dish along with the ale, stock and herbs. Crumble in the stock cubes and season well.
• Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer, sitting the potatoes on the top of the stew. Cook for 2 hrs until the meat is tender and the potatoes are soft. Serve with pickled cabbage or beetroot, if you like.

THE BEST LOBSTER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine Ritz crackers butter and tomalley in medium sized bowl.
• Spray each casserole dish with Pam.
• Divide the lobster meat into 4 individual casserole dishes.
• Pour cheese sauce over lobster.
• Put the Ritz topping on the casseroles.
• Bake uncovered for 20 - 25 minutes or until cheese sauce is bubbly.
• Put the casseroles under a low broiler for a few minutes to brown the topping being careful not to burn the topping.

LOBSCOUSE (LOBSCOWS)

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes and dice (1 inch).
• Scrape carrots and slice.
• Peel onion and slice.
• Dice meat into 1 inch pieces.
• Place meat in a large saucepan with carrots onions salt and about 2 pints of water.
• Boil for 30 minutes.
• Add potatoes and boil for 30 more minutes.

NORWEGIAN LABSCOUSE

Steps:

• Using the pound for pound corned beef to potatoes wash off any seasoning on corned beef, use any juice on a none seasoned corned beef in the boiling water. with onion and garlic.
• Figure 20 minutes per pound for cooking.
• Cook at a low boil, high boil will produce a tough roast.
• Boil beef with salt and pepper until half way through cooking time.
• Remove meat. Cut off all the fat and dispose; dice meat into small tiny pieces and put back into pot. i have actually chopped it up a little more in my food processor.
• Wash, peel, and dice potatoes; add to the pot, continue to low boil until potatoes are done.
• Be careful not to over cook potatoes.
• Drain well over a large bowl to reserve juices (pot liquor).
• In another large bowl mash potatoes and beef together adding milk, butter, and salt and pepper to taste. and making sure all are blended well and you have a smooth texture.
• If additional liquid is needed, you can use some of the reserved "pot liquor" instead of more milk.
• **TIP** For breakfast; fry up some like hash and have with eggs.
• Its great!