Lobster Shortcakes -chive Biscuits |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is a wonderful Lobster filling ( not really a salad ) placed between chive biscuits. If you don't want lobster well any other filling ( tuna chicken, etc ) would be great with these biscuits! Ingredients:
lobster filling |
2 cups cooked lobster meat |
1/2 cup mayonaisse |
1/4 cup milk |
1 tsp vinegar |
2 tbs fresh chopped chervil or tarrago |
biscuits |
2 cups flour |
2 tsp baking powder |
dash salt |
1/2 tsp cream of tarter |
2 tsp sugar |
1/2 cup shortening |
2 to 3 tbs fresh snipped chives |
2/3 cup cold milk or more as needed |
garnish |
pieces of lobster |
srrigs of chervil or tarragon |
Directions:
1. Lobster filling:
2. Cut lobster into chunks
3. Place mayo in a pan and heat with milk. Add vinegar and stir constantly
4. Simmer one minutes. Add lobster and let sit over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes
5. Remove from heat and cool. Stir in chervil or tarragon
6. To make biscuits:
7. Sift all dry ingrdients into a bowl
8. Cut in shortening till coarse crumbs
9. Mix in chives
10. Stir in milk and knead with fingers till dough sticks together
11. Gently pat dough onto a lightly floured surface
12. about 1/2 inch thick
13. Cut with 2 1/2 inch cutter
14. Bake 400- 10 to 12 minutes or lightly browned
15. makes 10 biscuits.
16. To serve:
17. Split 4 chive bisacuits in half
18. Top with 1/4 of lobster mixture saving a piece of lobster for garnish
19. Add the top biscuit to partially cover ssalad
20. Garnish with the saved pice of lobster and tarragon sprig
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