New England Lobster Rolls with Lemon Chive Mayonnaise
★★★★★
SERVES
4
Ingredients
2 cups
cooked, diced lobster meat
1/4 cup
homemade lemon chive mayonnaise (or other good quality mayonnaise)
3 tablespoons
finely chopped celery
4
top split hot dog buns
3 tablespoons
unsalted butter, melted
3
leaves Boston lettuce, sliced
1
room temperature egg yolk
1 teaspoon
dijon mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons
fresh lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon
kosher salt
6 ounces
canola or other neutral-flavored oil
2 ounces
extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon
water (optional)
2 teaspoons
chopped chives
Instructions
- To steam your lobster: bring 2 inches of salted water to a rolling boil. Put live lobsters in water, cover the pot, and steam for 8-10 minutes per 1 1/4 pound lobster. They're done when the antennae pull out fairly easily, or the internal temperature of the lobster meat reaches 135 ° F.
- Mix the lobster, mayonnaise, and celery together in a bowl. Season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Brush the inner and outer surfaces of the buns with butter. Open the buns up and toast them in the skillet until golden brown on both sides.
- Arrange some lettuce on each bun and top with equal portions of the lobster mixture. Serve immediately, preferably with a cold beer on the side!
Lobster Rolls
- Place the egg yolk, mustard, lemon juice and salt in a large bowl and whisk together. Mix the canola and olive oils together in a measuring cup. While constantly whisking the egg mixture in the bowl, slowly pour the oil into the mixture, drop by drop, until an emulsion forms. Continue to whisk as you very slowly pour the oil into the bowl in a thin stream. If the mixture gets too thick, add the water to thin it out. Once about half of the oil is mixed in, you can pour the rest of the oil in a little faster. When all of the oil is in, you should have a smooth mixture with a consistency slightly looser than store bought mayonnaise. At this point, taste the mayonnaise and season it to taste with salt and more lemon juice if desired. Stir in the chives. Store any extra mayonnaise in an airtight container in the refrigerator for no more than a few days.
Lemon Chive Mayonnaise (makes 1 cup)
