Recipe #59 - Lobster Mashed Potatoes

Adding lobster to just about anything gives it a lift in a decadent direction.

Makes four servings.

1/4 lb. lobster meat, diced
6 Tbsp. seafood oil (simmer lobster, crab and/or shrimp shells in grapeseed oil and strain)
1 lb. Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled
1/2 cup whipping cream
6 Tbsp. unsalted butter
Salt & pepper to taste

Put the spuds in boiling salted water and cook until soft and cooked through. Press through a potato ricer for smooth, or mash with a masher for slightly lumpy.

Add the cream and 4 Tbsp. of the butter, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Heat the rest of the butter in a saute pan and cook the diced lobster just until cooked and heated through. Fold the lobster and half the seafood oil into the mashed potatoes.

Put the finished mashers on plates along with whatever other components of the meal you're serving. Drizzle the remaining seafood oil around the plate just prior to serving.