ingredients
* 1 live lobster
* 4 cloves garlic, crushed
* 50g butte
* 3 tinned achovies
* large handful flat leaf parsley, chopped
* olive oil, for drizzling
* 200ml shop-bought hollandaise sauce
Valentine's Day Recipes
Lobster with Garlic Butter
1. The best way to kill the lobster quickly and painlessly is to liay it flat on a chopping board and hold it firmly. Find the X-shaped mark on the back of the head and put the tip of a heavy chef's knife down through it hard. Cut straight down the middle to split it into two. Remove the plastic-like stomach sack, and the intestine track.
2. Twist the claws off from the body and snap between your hands. Tap with a table knife to crack the shell.
3. Preheat the oven to 240c/gas 9.
4. Combine the garlic, butter, anchovies and parsley in a food processor for about 30 seconds - until well blended. Set aside.
5. Lay the lobster halves and the cracked claws on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Cook in the oven for 6-7 minutes until the meat has turned white but is still moist.