Roasted lobster with citrus juice and spices

Discover the perfect pairing of our Cuvée Joséphine 2012 and this citrus-spiced roast lobster.

Ingredients (serves 4) :

  • 1 onion
  • 2 slices celery
  • 15cl white wine
  • 4 lobsters
  • 1 lime
  • 50g butter
  • 2 vanilla beans
  • 1 tablespoon pink berries
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 4 sprigs thyme
  • 2 pink grapefruits
  • 2 oranges
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

Preparation:

  1. Chop the onion and celery. In a saucepan, cook four liters of water with 2 tablespoons of coarse salt and 15 cl of white wine. Immerse the chopped vegetables in this mixture. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
  2.  Add the lobsters to the mixture and cook for 5 minutes. Drain and cut into 2 lengthwise. Remove the pebble pouch from the head and the black gut from the tail. Break the claws in half and place the lobster halves in a dish.
  3. Split the vanilla pod in 2 to remove the seeds. Melt the butter and mix with the vanilla seeds and crushed pink berries. Brush the lobster halves with this mixture, then sprinkle with bay leaves, thyme and lime slices.
  4. Squeeze the grapefruits and oranges to extract the juice. Emulsify the juice with the olive oil. Place the lobster dishin the oven for 3 to 4 minutes at 180 degrees.
  5. Arrange the lobsters, citrus fruit and sauce on your plates. 

It's ready! Enjoy your meal.

Champagne Joseph Perrier - Cuvée Joséphine 2012

Our Cuvée Joséphine 2012 recently received the lovely scores of 95 points from Decanter and Wine Enthusiast.

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