Stuffed Lobster with Creamy Shrimp, Scallops and Crab Meat

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The Best Stuffed Lobster

I’m completely and utterly in love with this Stuffed Lobster recipe.  Just like the title says, it’s got creamy Shrimp, Bay Scallops and Crab Meat mixed into the Stuffing with a light drop biscuit breading and Bacon.  There is of course a few other ingredients to spice it up a bit but tell me that list didn’t already seal the deal in your mind when you read it to yourself!

Stuffed Lobster Preparation

I can’t stress enough, the importance of having a good set of Seafood Shears when you’re cutting Shell Fish.  Starfrit sent me this pair to use and demonstrate in this video recipe and I personally think they are awesome.  They cut in reverse, which seems to give the blade some added strength when I grip the handles and apply pressure.  So if you’re interested in a pair like this, I highly recommend this set next time you’re cutting shells.

Also, this recipe is designed to heavily stuff two lobsters with seafood but I found that just one can easily be shared between two people.  So that’s something to consider when you’re making this.  2 Stuffed Lobsters will easily feed 4 to 6 people and my Video Tutorial will teach everything you need to know.

Also I’ve included 2 other Lobster recipes down below and the Drop Biscuit recipe you’ll be needing to complete this Stuffed Lobster recipe.

CLICK HERE for Drop Biscuits
CLICK HERE for Lobster Sauce
CLICK HERE for baked Lobster Tails

Stuffed Lobster Ingredients:

2 Steamed Lobsters, whole
12 oz Bay Scallops
12 Shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 cup Crab Meat
3 pc Bacon, crumbled
1/2 cup Cream Cheese
1 can Cream of Celery
1/2 Red Onion, chopped
1/4 cup Parsley, chopped
3 Fresh Basil leaves, chopped
3 Garlic cloves, chopped
1/4 cup Olive Oil
pinch of Salt
1 egg
1 tbsp Mustard
1 tbsp Worcestershire
1/2 tsp Paprika
2 Drop Biscuits
1/4 cup Seasoned Bread Crumbs
Shake Salt & Pepper throughout entire stuffing

Be sure to watch the short video tutorial and note that the oven time and temperature is 400° Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.  Serve the Stuffed Lobster with lemon and melted butter.

Lobster Tail with Claws

Lobster Tail with Claws

Lobster Tail with Claws Ingredients:

1 Lobster Tail, thawed
2 Claws
2 tbsp Olive Oil
Paprika, a few shakes
1 tbsp Butter, softened
1 sprig Fresh Parsley, chopped
1 Garlic Clove, minced or chopped
1/4 cup Hot Water

Cut the Lobster Tail down the center of the top center towards the fan of the tail.  Pull the meat out and prop over the top of the shell, leave the meat attached at the very end of the fan tail.  Fully coat the meat with Olive Oil, then shake Paprika over the top.  Place in an Oven safe dish and bake at 375 degrees 1 1/2 minutes per oz.  For example, 10 oz Lobster Tail bakes for 15 minutes.  If the claws weren’t previously cooked, add them to the baking, otherwise wait for the broil.  After baking, mix the Butter, Garlic and Parsley together and smear over the top of the Lobster meat.  Place the Claws inside the dish and add the water. Then place the Lobster back in the oven under a High Broil, approximately 6 to 8 inches away from the heat and cook for another 3 to 5 Minutes.  Watch it carefully so it’s not to burn, but allow a nice crisp golden color over the top.

A Low Budget Wonder!

Budget Santolla Red Crab LegsBudget & Find Those Deals

This is what The Poor Man’s Gourmet Kitchen is all about!  Eating well and not paying out the A-R-S doing it!  I always get comments about the photo’s my wife and I post on all the top sharing sites.  It seems that some think my recipes contradict the very idea I preach about; gourmet meals at a low budget wonder.  But, I’m telling you folks it can be done very easily, and you don’t have to store up all of your coupons like all of those super moms that Groupon all the time.

Take these crab legs for example.  These are called Santolla Reds, and most days they’re cheaper than Jumbo Shrimp.  Here’s the really crazy thing… they are the size of King Crab legs!  And, they look and taste just like them.  To be completely honest, just a little bit saltier is all.  So what… use unsalted butter and they are fantastic.  I usually buy 4 to 5 lbs of these Santolla Red Crab Legs for under $40 bucks and it feeds my whole family, with left over’s.  Try getting ½ a pound of King Crab Legs and a Baked Potato at any restaurant for under $26 dollars!
Budget Craw Fish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Budget those Threats

How about these Crawfish?  Do you see the Budget price listed on the front of the carts in the pic above?  It even got down to 99 cents a lbs shortly after I took this photo.  Ironically, some guy on my Crawfish video freaked out on me, the other day, about it.  He called me a liar and proclaimed in his well educated text, “no where is america its sold for 99 Cent per pound”.  Shortly there after he threatened to come after me and get me evicted from my house when I proved to him they are.  See for your self in the comment thread.

Budget and Save

Anyway, if you don’t budget and you’re paying top dollar for everything you are trying to cook at home, then you are either stuck on the wrong website or you are severely trying to learn.  So if you haven’t closed out this blog yet and your still reading,  and you truly want to know the trade secret to paying less, then whip out your note pad app and write this down:  start talking to the chefs, start talking to the butchers, start talking to anybody and everyone that handles the service behind the refrigerated counters, AND(wait for it), MAKE NICE!  Get in good with them; shit, flirt a little.  It’s not going to hurt you. I’m telling you from experience and matter of factually, if you get in good with them, you’ll get in good with the prices and you will Budget and Save big!