Lobster Roasted in Passion Fruit Butter, a Creole recipe from St. Barts on the Worldwide Gourmet

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Lobster Roasted in Passion Fruit Butter Recipe

Recipe

Francis Delage

Total time: 30 to 60 minutes

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Oven temperature: 225° C (500° F)
Cooking time: Under 30 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Chef's Note

A recipe from Francis Delage, chef and expert on Creole cooking. Discover its flavors on La Route des Boucaniers in St. Barths

Ingredients

- 1 langouste (Caribbean Langoustine, scampi or Dublin Bay Prawn), 800 g / 1 3/4 lb.

- 100 ml (6 tbsp.) white vinegar

- 100 ml (6 tbsp.) dry white wine

- 150 g (5 oz.) butter

- 50 ml (3 tbsp.) oil

- Salt and pepper

Method

Bring the vinegar and wine to a boil, add the passion fruit pulp and reduce by half over low heat. Season.
Cube the butter and add to the fruit mixture, whisking constantly until mixture boils. Remove from heat, strain and set aside.
Halve the lobster, clean, season lightly, drizzle with oil and roast in the oven at high heat. When done, remove from the oven and pour the sauce over lobster.
Serve hot. Accompany with Creole rice.

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