Sous Vide Que Lobster With Chimichurri Butter Recipes

SOUS VIDE LOBSTER RECIPE

Steps:

• Kill each lobster by plunging a knife directly into its head, splitting its carapace in half. Twist off the tail and claws. Discard carapace or save for stock.
• Lay tails flat against a cutting board and insert two stiff wooden or metal skewers along the length of the tails, keeping as close to the shell as possible.
• Prepare an ice bath. Bring a large pot of water or a steamer to a rolling boil. Add lobster tails and claws and cook for 1 minute. Remove tails with tongs and transfer to ice bath. Continue cooking claws for 4 minutes longer, then transfer to ice bath.
• Shuck lobster tails by first squeezing sides of shell inward until they crack. Pull sides of shell outward. The shell should open up easily. Remove tail meat and set aside.
• To remove claw meat, break off the small pincer, being careful to get the meat out of it. Using kitchen shears or the spine of a heavy knife, crack bottom of shell to create an opening large enough to extract the meat. Carefully remove claw meat by shaking shell up and down, or by using the back of a wooden skewer to slide it out.
• To remove knuckle meat, snip open shells with kitchen shears and use the back of a wooden skewer to remove meat. If knuckles are especially spiky, use a kitchen towel to help grasp them.
• Using a sous vide precision cooker, preheat a water bath to desired temperature according to the chart above.
• Place meat in a heavy-duty zipper-lock bag or a vacuum bag. Add 2 tablespoons (30g) butter and tarragon sprigs. Remove all air from bag using the water displacement method or a vacuum sealer.
• Add bagged meat to water bath and cook for at least 20 minutes and up to 1 hour.
• Remove lobster from bag, discard tarragon, and serve immediately with lemon wedges and hot clarified butter for dipping.

SOUS VIDE BUTTER-POACHED LOBSTER TAILS

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with warm water. Attach the sous vide cooker to the pot and set the temperature to 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54 degrees Celsius) and the time to 30 minutes.
• Cutting the underside of the lobster tail with kitchen shears and remove the fins; carefully lift the meat out.
• Place 1 slice of lemon in the bottom of a resealable zip-top bag. Place lobster tail over lemon and spread with butter. Season with a pinch of parsley and garlic. Seal the second half of the lemon, lobster, butter, and seasonings this way in a second bag.
• Use the water immersion method to remove all air from the bags and place into the pot, securing with tongs so they are fully immersed.
• When the time is up, remove the bags from the pot, open, and move the tails onto a warm plate.