Lobster Thermidor Recipe

Lobster Thermidor originally from a French dish consisting of a creamy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks, stuffed into a lobster shell, and optionally served with an oven-browned cheese crust. Now, filipinos are fun of having this recipe with some additional ingredients. Enjoy cooking!

Ingredients:

4 pieces large prawns

2 tablespoon butter

2 tablespoon flour

1 cup evaporated milk

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vetsin

3/4 cup grated cheese

1 teaspoon calamansi juice

2 tablespoon bread crumbs

1 egg yolk

1 medium sized onion, finely chopped

Procedure:

1. Cook prawns in a little water over low fire for 1 hour. 
2. Cut shell at the back and scoop out meat. Set aside the shell. 
3. Chop meat coarsely.
4. Saute onion in butter, lower heat and add flour. Stir well. 
5. Remove from heat and gradually add milk, egg yolk (slightly beaten), and half of the grated cheese.
6. Season with salt, vetsin, and calamansi juice. 
7. Lastly, add the prawns meat. 
8. Continue cooking until mixture thickens. 
9. Fill prawns shell with cooked mixture, top with bread crumbs and the remaining grated cheese. 
10. Bake in preheated oven (375 F). 
11. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until topping becomes golden brown.