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Crispy lobster cocktail

Spiced lobster tails with punchy Bloody Mary sauce

Spiced lobster tails with punchy Bloody Mary sauce

Cooking Time

Cook: 35 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £7.86 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 287g serving contains

Energy
2282kj
545kcal
27%
Fat
33.9g
High
48%
Saturates
3.7g
Med
19%
Sugars
10.9g
Med
12%
Salt
1.84g
High
31%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
795kj/190kcal

Ingredients

17g Extra Special Shallots, finely sliced

13g gherkin, finely chopped

1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped

1 tbsp chives, finely chopped

1 tsp tarragon, finely chopped

Splash of vodka

195g Extra Special Spicy Marie Rose sauce with Brandy

100g Chosen by you Prawn Crackers

150g breadcrumbs

½ tsp paprika

250g seasoned plain flour

4 eggs, lightly beaten

Extra Special Lobster Tails (one per portion)

Little Gem leaves, to serve

Cherry tomatoes, to serve

Cress, to serve

Lemon wedges, to serve

Method

1
Combine the shallots, gherkins, herbs and vodka in a bowl with 195g cocktail sauce.
2
To make the coating, crumble the prawn crackers. Mix into breadcrumbs and paprika.
3
Put seasoned flour, beaten eggs and lobster coating into three separate bowls.
4
Shell and remove the vein from each lobster tail. Cut each cooked tail into 5 and dip pieces into the flour, then the egg and the coating. Fry in a deep-fat fryer until golden (about 3-5 minutes).
5
Drain on kitchen paper and serve in a martini glass with the tartar sauce and garnish.