A lobster and a dover sole…
… walked into a pub.
Actually, they attached themselves to my husbands fishing line. How perfectly marvellous of them!
So we ate them.
To read the finer details of The Catch of The Lobster and The Dover Sole, go ahead and visit the resident angler’s blog.
The lobster was put into sleepy mode in the fridge and was then swiftly despatched with the carefully placed point of a knife before being steamed for 14 minutes.
The Dover Sole was seasoned with freshly milled salt and pepper, then fried in a drop of oil for about 4-5 minutes each side.
I would have taken step-by-step photos, but I didn’t deem it necessary really. If you want to see a fish being fried, have a look at the fried mackerel fillets post. The Sole had already been gutted before being brought home and there was no point in filleting it, so I literally seasoned it, heated the oil in the pan and laid it in there.
I have a Kenwood electric steamer and the lobster fitted into the largest basket perfectly. Fill the reservoir with water and turn the timer on. When it pings, it’s done.
The other reason for not taking pictures was that I was simultaneously cooking meatballs and spaghetti for Alex’s dinner. He wouldn’t eat the lobster. I told him when he’s old, he’ll tell his children how his old Dad used to bring home lobster that he’d caught and that the foolish child Alex would never try it and now lobster costs at least £200/200000 cubits and if he could only go back in time, he’d eat every scrap of that lobster.
He frowned at me. I’m wasted on that kid, I tell you. How can a five-year-old be so dismissive of time travel?
Anyway, as I missed photos of the cooking and the actual flesh (oh yes, Eddy from the Tackle Box rang just as we were serving it all, too), I thought I’d share pictures of the resulting shrapnel with you…
This is what you could have won.
Yumm.o.
When I saw this, I really really wanted to move next door to you, to enjoy (my favourite) lobster & sole dishes, with you.
Just love any sea fish.
We would really, really like you to move next door too! xx