Kansas City Steaks with Lobster Béarnaise Sauce
Kansas City Steaks with Lobster Béarnaise Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free and primal recipe serves 6. One serving contains 1168 calories, 90g of protein, and 89g of fat. It will be a hit at your valentin day event. Head to the store and pick up water, garlic cloves, butter, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the coarse kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Salty Sweet Granolan and Coconut Yogurt {Sugar Rush Gift Edition #4} as a dessert.
Instructions
Cook lobster in large pot of boiling salted water 13 minutes. Using tongs, transfer lobster to rimmed baking sheet. Cool slightly. Twist off claws; reserve for another use. Twist off tail. Scrape out any green tomalley. Using kitchen shears, cut body and legs into 2-inch pieces and place in medium bowl.
Cut tail meat from shell; add shell to bowl with body and legs.
Cut meat lengthwise into 4 strips, then crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces.
Place meat in small bowl, cover, and chill.
Melt 1/2 cup butter in heavy large pot over medium-low heat.
Add sliced shallot, garlic, and chile; cook until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
Add lobster shell pieces and stir 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium.
Add remaining 1/2 cup butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring until melted between additions.
Add paprika; stir to blend. Strain butter into medium bowl, pressing on solids in strainer to release all butter. Discard solids in strainer.
Let lobster butter cool to room temperature. (Lobster meat and butter can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover butter and chill. Return lobster butter to room temperature before continuing.)
Combine vinegar, chopped shallot, and capers in medium saucepan. Boil over high heat until almost all liquid evaporates, about 1 minute.
Whisk yolks, lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon water in medium bowl.
Place bowl over saucepan of barely simmering water.
Whisk constantly until mixture is thick, about 3 minutes. Turn off heat.
Whisk in lobster butter in 6 additions.
Whisk in shallot mixture and tarragon. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in reserved lobster meat. Season with salt and pepper. Keep lobster bèarnaise sauce over warm water.
Preheat broiler. Rub steaks with coarse kosher salt and pepper. Broil until cooked to desired doneness, about 6 minutes per side for medium-rare (5 minutes per side if boneless).
Serve with lobster bèarnaise sauce.
Recommended wine: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir
Steak works really well with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir. After all, beef and red wine are a classic combination. Generally, leaner steaks go well with light or medium-bodied reds, such as pinot noir or merlot, while fattier steaks can handle a bold red, such as cabernet sauvingnon. The Robert Mondavi Napa Merlot with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 30 dollars per bottle.
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Robert Mondavi Napa Merlot
The wine's multi-dimensional flavors come from grapes grown in distinctly different terroirs of Napa Valley, including the Carneros, Stags Leap and Oakville districts. Traditional techniques, including native yeasts, extended maceration, aging in French oak barrels and bottling without filtration, enhanced the wine's complexity. This wine is delicious with many entrees and cheeses. One of our favorite food pairings is roast turkey with a wild mushroom and walnut stuffing. Roast leg of lamb, rubbed with fragrant herbs and spices, or grilled pork loin also marry perfectly with the wine's luscious flavors.