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Lobster à la Delmonico
Photo: David Todd McCarty

Lobster à la Delmonico

9 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

828
Calories
44g
Protein
25g
Fat
99g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. lobster
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¾ tablespoons flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Few grains cayenne
  • Slight grating nutmeg
  • 1 cup thin cream
  • Yolks 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons Sherry wine

Directions

1

Remove lobster meat from shell and cut in small cubes. Melt butter, add flour, seasonings, and cream gradually. Add lobster, and when heated, add egg yolks and wine.

By Fannie Merritt Farmer · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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