Langoustine Broiled with Compound Butter
Langoustines are smothered with garlic herb butter and broiled just until their sweet flesh is cooked through. Serve drizzled with more of the compound butter (melted), lemon wedges and crusty bread.
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 81kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs frozen langoustines*
- ½ cup 1 stick butter, salted Irish or European style, softened
- 3 cloves garlic minced (or to taste)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley more to garnish
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or to taste, more to garnish
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes otional
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- salt and pepper as needed to season butter
- 5-6 lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Defrost the langoustines by leaving them in the refrigerator overnight. Quickly rinse, pat dry and set aside to prepare (keep chilled).
- Make the compound butter by working the garlic, parsley, dill, red pepper flakes and lemon juice with a fork in the softened butter. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Set aside.
- Prepare the langoustines. Take each one and place it onto a cutting board. Hold the langoustine body with two fingers and drive a chef’s knife down the middle of the tail. Turn it around and drive the knife down the body and head. Press if necessary and then split the langoustine in two halves. Remove the ‘sandbox’ and vein. See pictures in post.
- Preheat broiler to high, make sure oven rack is about 8 inches underneath. Arrange langoustine halves onto a baking sheet and place dabs of the herb butter all over (use half the butter prepared).
- Broil while watching them carefully. The flesh only needs about 2-3 minutes to cook through and become opaque. Do not overcook.
- Plate and drizzle with the melted leftover butter, garnish with lemon wedges and serve immediately with crusty bread.
Notes
*Ideally, 4-5 count per pound. You can use smaller ones, such as 6-7 per pound as shown. Anything smaller is better prepared sauteed or simmered in sauce. Refer to the body of the post.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 81kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 123mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g
