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Lobster & oxtail

This dish consists of potato mousseline, braised oxtail, and lobster.

Ingredients

1Celery
5Peppercorns
10gSalt
2Thyme sprigs
2lWater
lobster tails UHP
lobster bisque
1Star anise
0.5Garlic bulb

1kgpeeled floury potatoes
Fleur de sel butter roll Le Saunier

oxtail, sawn
Flour
2Shallots
2Garlic cloves
1Fennel
splash of soy sauce
500mlveal stock
500mlChicken broth

Preparation

  1. Put the water and condiments on the heat and let infuse for 15 to 20 minutes on low heat.
  2. Defrost the lobster tails and cook them in this broth for 3 minutes.
  3. Chill the tails in ice water.
  4. Peel the tails and slice them.
  5. Briefly warm in butter before serving (do not fry, just heat in warm butter).
  6. Sauté the shells in oil and deglaze with a lobster bisque (1 liter for 4 shells).
  7. Let simmer gently for 10 minutes to reduce.
  8. Strain and reduce further to a jus.

  1. Cut the potatoes into 5 centimeter cubes.
  2. Cook for about 20 minutes in salted water (one teaspoon of salt per 500 ml).
  3. Drain and let steam dry.
  4. Press the potatoes into a puree using a potato ricer.
  5. Whisk the puree with melted butter until fluffy using a whisk.
  6. Season with pepper and salt.

  1. Dust the oxtail with flour and season with freshly ground pepper and salt.
  2. Brown in oil in a good casserole with a lid.
  3. Remove the oxtail from the pan.
  4. Sauté the shallot, garlic, and fennel in the remaining fat.
  5. Deglaze with a splash of soy sauce (just for color).
  6. Place the oxtail slices on top.
  7. Add stock and fond.
  8. Place the lid on the pan.
  9. Let it cook slowly over low heat until the meat falls off the bone.
  10. Shred the meat.
  11. Strain the liquid and reduce to a jus.

  1. Spoon the warm potato mousseline onto a plate.
  2. Warm the lobster in some melted butter.
  3. Warm the meat in the jus.
  4. Place the meat and lobster on the mousseline.
  5. Spoon some jus on top.
  6. Warm the lobster jus and froth it up using a hand blender.
  7. Spoon this over the dish as the final step.