Lobster with vanilla and pepper puree

Total: 30 min. | Active: 30 min.

Ingredients

for 2 person

Pepper puree
1 tbsp olive oil
red pepper, in large cubes
red onion, coarsely chopped
garlic clove, coarsely chopped
1 tsp cane sugar
1 tbsp sherry vinegar
1 dl vegetable bouillon
a little  salt
a little  pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
½  Fine Food Mexican Vanilla Pod (Vanilleschoten), seeds removed
Lobster
lobster tail (approx. 250 g)
¼ tsp salt
a little  pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
a little  rocket

How it's done

Pepper puree

Heat the oil in a pan, add the chillies, onion and garlic, sauté for approx. 1 min. Add cane sugar, caramelize until light brown, add sherry and reduce completely. Add the vegetable stock, simmer without a lid over a low heat for approx. 10 mins. until the liquid has reduced completely, season, add the olive oil and purée until smooth. Add vanilla seeds, mix, cover and set aside.

Lobster

Cut the lobster in half lengthwise and slide the reserved vanilla pod between the shell and the lobster meat, season. Heat the olive oil in a pan, fry the lobster for approx. 7 mins., turning it repeatedly.

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