Hummersuffle - Swedish Lobster Soufflé

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup light cream (heated)
• 6 eggs (separated)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup lobster meat (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon dill (chopped)
• fine dry breadcrumb (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 melt butter and blend in flour. add cream gradually, stirring constantly. cook till mixture is smooth and thick, remove from heat and allow sauce to cool.
• 3 beat in egg yolks 1 at a time. add salt and pepper. fold lobster and dill into mixture and set aside.
• 4 beat egg whites till stiff (but not dry) and fold into lobster mixture.
• 5 butter a 2-quart soufflé dish and coat it w/fine dry bread crumbs (bread crumbs are optional, but they are used in sweden).
• 6 pour soufflé mixture into dish & bake about 30-40 minutes or till puffed and golden. serve immediately (serve with steamed potatoes and butter or hollandaise).
• 7 note on recipe: “though the quantities of the soufflé can be doubled, it is far better to make 2 smaller soufflés rather than 1 large one. smaller soufflés bake better.â€?.