What goes well with lobster?

[Craterloads]

So we want to try lobster / tails this weekend having never eaten it or anything even close like crab etc

Just not part of our south Asian cuisine so don’t really know what to serve with / sides that compliment together.

Any suggestions?

 

[Quartz]

Chardonnay (Chablis) or champagne (blanc de blancs, not brut).

 

[mid_gen]

Personally, I don't like to despoil good quality seafood with unnecessary distractions.

Good lobster is nice as it is, but to make into a full dish, lobster/big king prawns are nice with just pasta and a little simple white wine-based sauce.

 

[MikeTheNative]

I'm not big fan of lobster but it's quite a delicate taste, you don't want to overpower the taste with a too punchy sauce.

 

[Raikiri]

Clarified butter, mixed with roast garlic and parsley to dip it in.

Possible Sides:

Mac and Cheese, top with panko breadcrumbs and a little truffle oil

Dressed green salad, lemon and honey vinaigrette.

Grilled sourdough w/cream cheese and chives.

Grilled Corn on the cob, and tajin butter.

Vinegar based coleslaw or quick pickled cucumber and carrot.


Super simple, you shouldn't need much with it.

 

[Custor]

Napkins…Messy.

 

[Participant]

Garlic and white wine sauce with a good white and a salad.

 

[something daft already!!]

Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and spam.

 

[Bear]

Clarified butter, mixed with roast garlic and parsley to dip it in.

Possible Sides:

Mac and Cheese, top with panko breadcrumbs and a little truffle oil

Dressed green salad, lemon and honey vinaigrette.

Grilled sourdough w/cream cheese and chives.

Grilled Corn on the cob, and tajin butter.

Vinegar based coleslaw or quick pickled cucumber and carrot.


Super simple, you shouldn't need much with it.

Missed a nice slab of ribeye to go with it

 

[BUDFORCE]

It's overrated in my opinion.

When I lived in New Zealand we went diving out for crayfish (basically same thing) and they were good.

Over here unless you are prepared to pay £££££££ at a restaurant that does good lobster the ones you get here generally are small and a bit meh.....

I prefer crab, although even that seems to have gotten really expensive in recent years.

I agree with the above comments, I'd keep it simple with a good dipping sauce on the size, maybe good quality chips and salad.

If you want something different, try deep fried oysters, I can just about tolerate those raw, but deep fried they are really nice.

 

[SPG]

Yeah... used to love Lobster then ended up watching a discovery show about them.

Cant eat Lobster every again its beyond cruel.

/stupid show

 

[Kesomir]

Grilled lobster with fries is my fave.

 

[GlitterBalls]