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Panko Crusted Lobster Cake

Monte Mathews|Jan. 6, 2017 5:38 pm EST

Panko Crusted Lobster Cake

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Servings

12

Ingredients

• 1 bunch italian parsley, chopped finely
• 7 ounce panko breadcrumbs, divided
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 3 teaspoon unsalted butter at room temperature
• 3 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 5 ounce mayonnaise
• 1 pound lobster tail, cooked and diced
• 1/2 pound crabmeat
• kosher salt, to taste
• freshly ground pepper, to taste
• pinch of cayenne pepper
• 5 ounce flour
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 4.4 pound of lobster shells
• 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 ounce butter
• 1 spanish or yellow onion, diced
• 5 ounce carrots, diced
• 1 celery stalk, diced
• 1 fennel bulb, diced
• 4 cloves of garlic, peeled
• 2 tablespoon tomato paste
• 5 ounce pastis or pernod
• 2 ounce napoleon vsop 36 percent
• 1 ripe tomato, diced
• 3 quarts of fish stock
• 1 bouquet garni
• kosher salt, to taste
• freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 5 ounce of cress, fresh
• juice of 1 lemon
• 3 ounce extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

1. In a big bowl, mix parsley, 2 ounces breadcrumbs, egg, Worcestershire Sauce, lemon, butter, Dijon mustard, and mayonnaise. Gently fold in the crab and lobster meat.
2. Season to taste with salt, ground pepper, and cayenne pepper.
3. Divide the mixture into equal portions; using the ring cutter (No. 60) to shape into a cake. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate for 5 hours before next step.
4. Dip the crab cakes first in flour, then in the beaten eggs, and finally in the 5 ounces of breadcrumbs.
5. Cool in the fridge until needed (45 minutes at least).
6. Fry the finished cakes in butter until golden-brown and finish in a 325-degree oven until hot on the inside.
7. Using kitchen scissors, cut the lobster shell into small pieces and bash them roughly with a meat mallet to loosen as much meat as you can (this adds flavor to the broth). Heat the oil in a cast-iron Dutch oven. Add the lobster shell pieces and sauté until bright pink and lightly caramelized.
8. Add butter, onion, carrots, celery, fennel, and garlic. Sauté for another 10 minutes, until everything is aromatic and the vegetables softened but not browned.
9. Add the tomato paste, stir well and cook for 2 minutes. Deglaze with the Pastis or Pernod, stirring well until the liquid disappears. Pour the cognac and flame. When the alcohol is totally burned, add the tomatoes and fish stock. Bring to a boil, add the bouquet garni and simmer gently for about 40 minutes.
10. Stir from time to time to prevent the shells from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
11. Remove the bouquet garni; using an immersion blender, liquefy the broth then strain through a fine sifter.
12. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Finish with cream.
13. Before serving, finish with an extra splash of Ricard and fresh orange juice.
14. Place mix of the herb garden cress in a bowl, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and lemon juice. Pour the broth into shallow bowls. Place a lobster cake atop the broth. Top with the cress salad.