North Norfolk Lobster Cocktail

North Norfolk Lobster Cocktail
Serves 4

This recipe was kindly donated by Chris Coubrough at The Flying Kiwi Inns. 01328 710209

Cocktail ingredients: 

2 x 1lb lobsters 
1 iceberg lettuce
2 vine-ripened tomatoes, quartered
½ cucumber, thinly sliced
100 ml mayonnaise
50 ml tomato ketchup
1 lemon
4 pinches of paprika

Battered claw ingredients:

¼ Pint of Woodforde’s Beer 
¼ pint of soda water
1 tsp tumeric
100g self-raising flour
Salt & pepper to taste

Cocktail method:

Make the Marie-Rose sauce by mixing the mayonnaise and ketchup with the juice of ½ a lemon in a bowl.
Mix the tomatoes, cucumber and iceberg lettuce together and place into four bowls.
Divide the lobster between the four dishes and top with the Marie-Rose sauce, a lemon wedge and a pinch of the paprika.

Battered claw method:

Place all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and add the soda water and beer until you have the consistency of double cream.
Cover the meat from the lobster claw in the batter and fly in hot oil until golden brown.
Serve with the cocktail.