Lobster Benedict recipe
Impressive, mouthwatering Lobster Benedict with poached eggs smothered in a homemade chipotle hollandaise sauce.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
- 1 whole lobster (double up if making for 4 people)
- 120 g of fresh spinach (double up if making for 4 people)
- 1 English muffin cut through the middle (double up if making for 4 people)
- 2 large eggs (double up if making for 4 people)
For the chipotle hollandaise sauce (4 people)
- 250 g of unsalted butter
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon of lime juice
- 1 teaspoon of chipotle chilli paste
- 1 tablespoon of water seasoned with salt and pepper
Remove the head of the lobster and discard, slice the tail in half, remove the digestive tract, green liver and roe and set the two sides of the tail aside.
Break the claws by the joints and crack the shell with a knife. Break open the shell and remove the claw meat keeping them intact and set aside with the tail meat.
How to make hollandaise sauce
Melt the butter in a pan, set aside and keep hot.
Heat a pan of water but make sure it doesn’t boil and prepare a bain marie by placing a glass mixing bowl over the pan making sure that the bowl doesn’t touch the bottom of the pan.
Add a tablespoon of water with salt and pepper into the bowl and add the 3 egg yolks, lime juice and chipotle chilli paste. Whisk the mixture over the bain marie until the appearance becomes paler and thicker as it is aerated and becomes warm.
Slowly pour a steady stream of melted butter continuously whisking the sauce until it is fully emulsified into a thick pourable sauce. Set the sauce aside in a jug placed in hot water.
How to poach eggs
Bring a pan of water to a gentle boil. Crack each egg into a little ramekin. Stir the water to make a slow whirlpool in the middle and dip the ramekin in the middle and gently tip the egg into the water. Poach each egg for 2 minutes or until set with a soft yolk. Using a slotted spoon, set the eggs aside in a bowl of warm water.
Make Lobster Benedict
Gently heat the spinach in a little olive oil or butter in a frying pan until wilted. Chop the lobster tail meat into bite-sized pieces and place in the pan along with the claw meat to heat up for a further 30 seconds to a minute.
Cut the English muffin in half and lightly toast in a toaster.
Build the Eggs Benedicts with half a toasted muffin topped with spinach and lobster tail meat. Place a poached egg on top and pour over some chipotle hollandaise sauce. Garnish with the claw meat and serve.