Astakos sto Fourno (Baked Lobster Tails)

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~ Ingredients: ~ 3 medium size lobsters tails ~ 1 lb of sliced mushrooms ~ 1 medium onion grated ~ 1/2 a cup of grated cheese ~ 2 tbsp of breadcrumbs ~ 1/2 a cup of butter ~ 1/2 a cup of vinegar ~ 1/3 cup of dry sherry ~ 1/3 cup of fresh cream ~ 1 tsp of mustard
~ Sauce ingredients: ~ 3 tbsp of flour ~ 2 egg yolks ~ 3 cups of hot water ~ 4 tbsp of margarine ~ 2 tbsp of chicken broth mix or 2 cubes ~ Salt and pepper to taste	~ This recipe is for 3 servings. ~ Adjust Ingredients accordingly.

 

~ Defrost Lobster Tails overnight if they are frozen. ~ Heat up some water, add some salt, 1/2 a cup of vinegar and boil them for about 40 minutes. ~ Remove them from the pot and place them face down and place a heavy object over them to keep them straight while they are cooling down. ~ When they are cold cut the top of the shell, spread, remove the meat and cut in small cubes. ~ Wash and dry the empty shells. ~ Dissolve the chicken broth in 1 cup of hot water. ~ Melt the margarine in a pan and gradually add the flour stirring at the same time to a thick cream. ~ Reduce the heat, add the dissolved chicken broth and stir until the cream thickens. ~ Remove the pan from the heat, add the egg yolks, salt and pepper to taste and mix well. ~ Now we melt the butter in another pan and fry the sliced mushrooms and lobster cubes until they are golden brown. ~ Add the grated onion and dry cherry, boil for few minutes and remove from the heat. ~ Add the mustard, fresh cream, stir well to mix and empty into the pan with the cream. ~ Mix well with the cream and fill the empty lobster tail shells with you mixture. ~ Sprinkle some breadcrumbs and grated cheese over the mixture and bake in the oven for about 10 minutes or until they are golden brown. ~ Serve Baked Lobster hot with a nice glass of wine. ~ Good luck and bon appétit.