{"id":1942,"slug":"lobster-thermidor","title":"Lobster Thermidor","description":"Lobster thermidor is a dish created by stuffing an empty lobster tail with sautéed lobster meat that is cooked with butter, a light wine (often sherry), and cream. The resulting sauce is stuffed into a lobster shell then topped with either a cheese, mushrooms or combination of vegetables before being placed under an open flame or broiled.","ingredients_raw":["½ lb (225 g) cooked lobster meat, preferably from the tail; see notes","1 cleaned lobster tail shell","3 tablespoons butter or margarine","1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream","2 egg yolks","½ cup (120 ml) sherry or brandy","½ cup (120 g) grated gruyere or mozzarella cheese","Salt","Freshly-ground black pepper"],"ingredients_norm":["cooked lobster meat","cleaned lobster tail shell","butter or margarine","heavy cream","egg yolk","sherry or brandy","gruyere or mozzarella cheese","salt","ground black pepper"],"steps":["In a serving bowl, mix together egg yolks and cream, then set aside for later use.","In a saucepan large enough to accommodate everything, warm the butter over low heat until it melts.","Add the cooked lobster meat and wine to the butter, then sauté over medium-high heat for about 2–3 minutes, or until the meat is warmed through and the wine has been mostly absorbed.","Slowly add the cream and egg mixture, stirring all the time to ensure that the sauce is evenly mixed.","When the sauce has thickened remove from heat.","Set oven to broil or prepare an open flame.","Carefully stuff the empty lobster tail with the filling.","Top the filling with the grated cheese, salt, and pepper.","Place the filled shell underneath the open flame and broil for 3–8 minutes, or until the cheese melts and turns a golden brown.","Remove from the oven, and serve on a warmed plate with garnish and appropriate accompaniments."],"categories":["Seafood recipes","French recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using brandy","Recipes using heavy cream","Recipes using egg yolk","Recipes using gruyère","Recipes using lobster","Recipes using margarine","Recipes using low-moisture mozzarella","Pescatarian recipes"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Lobster_Thermidor","source_ref":"4630361","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Lobster_Thermidor&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"4acb2d581e0341621048afa7497906b69f8ffa53ee3ccb64492c991d031b6289","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:07Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/lobster-thermidor"}