Lobster Boil with Green Garlic Bread
A one-pot lobster boil with beer, red creamer potatoes and corn, served with broiled ciabatta spread with a fresh herb-garlic butter.
Ingredients
| 1 bottle | Domestic beer (12 ounces) | |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | Water |
| 1 | Large yellow onion, peeled, cut in half | |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | Crab seasoning |
| 10-12 | Garlic cloves, peeled | |
| 1 1/2 pounds | 680 g | Small red "creamer" potatoes |
| 4 | Frozen corn pieces (or 2 ears, cut in half) | |
| 4 | Frozen lobster tails | |
| 1/2 cup | 120 ml | Unsalted butter, softened (herb butter) |
| 2 tablespoons | 30 ml | Fresh curly parsley, minced |
| 3 | Garlic cloves, peeled, grated | |
| 1 | Small shallot, peeled, grated | |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml | Granulated or dehydrated garlic |
| 2 teaspoons | 10 ml | Dry white wine (French Burgundy or Chardonnay) |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml | Sea salt or fleur de sel |
| 1/2 loaf | Ciabatta bread, sliced |
Instructions
Approx. pressure build: 15 minutes. Pressure release: quick. 1. Place beer, water, onion, crab seasoning, garlic, potatoes, and corn into the pot. 2. Place the reversible rack in the pot over the vegetables, making sure rack is in the higher position. Place lobster tails on rack. 3. Assemble pressure lid, making sure the pressure release valve is in the SEAL position. 4. Select PRESSURE and set to HIGH. Set time to 4 minutes. Select START/STOP to begin. 5. While unit is cooking, combine butter, parsley, granulated garlic, shallot, wine, and salt in a bowl and mash with a fork until fully incorporated. Spread butter on to the pieces of ciabatta. 6. When pressure cooking is complete quick release the pressure by turning the pressure release valve to the VENT position. Carefully remove lid when unit has finished releasing pressure. 7. Remove the lobster from the rack and replace with the bread. 8. Close crisping lid. Select BROIL and set time to 4 minutes. Select START/STOP to begin. Allow to cook and toss to ensure even cooking. 9. When cooking is complete, remove the bread and rack and set aside. Remove the corn and potatoes and discard the cooking liquid. 10. Serve the lobster, potatoes, and corn with the extra Green Garlic Butter and the Garlic Bread.