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Mami Eggroll's Baked Stuffed Lobsters |
The Mo didn't want to have a big extravagant bash for his 30th birthday party but I still wanted to do something nice for him.
Instead of spending tons of money on a fancy dinner in town, I attempted to whip up a Surf and Turf meal on a budget. I was inspired by this idea by Market Basket since they were running a special this week on lobster at $4.99 a pound.
Tonight we feasted on baked stuffed lobsters, Delmonico steak, homemade crabcakes, seared scallops drizzled in lobster bisque, and Cesar salad with fresh parmesan cheese.
I also was going to bake fresh rolls, but I forgot to with all the other dishes I had to prepare. I finally realized I forgot the rolls as we were sitting down for dinner.
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The cost of this meal was about $60.00 including a cheap bottle of wine. I still could have save some money if I substituted some of the ingredients but I didn't want to trade off quality and flavor. I looked up the prices of lower end seafood restaurants for comparison purposes and our meal at a decent restaurant would have set us back $120.00 minimum.
Of course you don't get the ambiance and waiter service of a restaurant, but I thought the savings was worth it. We can use the $60.00 towards my birthday meal or our anniversary meal.
Baked Stuffed Lobsters
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Canned Crab Meat (Found in the seafood department) roughly $13.99 for 1 lb |
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2 Sleeves of Ritz Crackers |
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Crushed Crackers for Seafood Stuffing |
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Combine Crabmeat, crumbled crackers and seasoning |
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Steam lobsters and split in the middle (without going through) |
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Stuff lobsters and place on broiler pan and bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees |
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Garnish with lemon and fresh parsley and serve with drawn butter |
Mami's Crabcakes
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Same base as seafood stuffing but add onions, egg and mayonnaise
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Pan fry lightly on each side for 4 minutes, serve with horseradish sauce |
Easy Caesar Salad
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Romaine Heats, Cherry Tomatoes, Garlic Croutons and Fresh Shaved Parmasean |
Seared Scallops
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Blanched Baby Spinach |
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Legal Sea Foods Lobster Bisque
(Can be found in the seafood department) |
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Sear scallops in butter for 2 minutes on each side then serve on a bed of spinach.
Drizzle with lobster bisque |
Delmonico Steak
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Marinated with Montreal Steak seasoning, soy sauce and olive oil |
I forgot to take a picture of the after product, but pretty much I seared the steak for 2 minutes on high heat on each side then placed it under the broiler for 6 minutes. If the weather was warmer, I would have grilled it outside.
I also cheated and bought the single baked potato from Wendy's for a little over $1.00. With so many dishes to prep, I didn't have the time to spend on baking a single potato.
I had the steak and the lobsters both in the oven at once.. gotta love the double oven.. one was on broil and the other was on convection bake.