Austrian Lobster Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 c. mayonnaise
• 2 Tbsp. tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 lb lobster tail meat roughly minced
• 1 med onion finely diced
• 2 x anchovy fillets finely minced
• 2 tsp capers finely minced
• 2 x sweet gherkins finely minced
• 1 Tbsp. finely-minced parsley plus more to garnish
• 1 x hard-boiled egg white finely minced yolk shaved with side of knife
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce Warm sauce to taste
• 1 Tbsp. orange juice
• 1/2 x lemon juiced Salt to taste Freshly-grnd black pepper to taste
• 2 tsp mustard
• 2 tsp horseradish
• 1 tsp paprika plus more to garnish
• 1/2 tsp cayenne
• 1 Tbsp. dry sherry
• 1 Tbsp. cognac
• 1 Tbsp. Cointreau Lettuce finely sliced
• 20 x shrimp cooked
• peeled Lemon wedges to garnish

Instructions

1. Place mayonnaise in bowl on top of crushed ice.
2. Add in tomato sauce and 9 ounces lobster meat.
3. In separate bowl, combine onion, anchovy, capers, gherkins, 1 Tbsp.
4. parsley, and egg white and yolk.
5. Add in this to lobster mayonnaise.
6. Add in Worcestershire sauce, several shakes warm sauce, orange juice, lemon juice, salt and pepper, mustard, horseradish, 1 tsp.
7. paprika, cayenne, sherry, cognac and Cointreau.
8. Combine all ingredients carefully.
9. Season lettuce with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
10. Divide among 10 champagne glasses.
11. Place remaining lobster on top of lettuce then cover with lobster mayonnaise.
12. Garnish with 2 shrimp, parsley, paprika and a lemon wedge.
13. Serve cool.
14. This recipe yields 10 servings.
15. Comments: A specialty of the Franziskaner in Vienna.