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<\/h4>\nby Balmer Lawn Hotel Executive Chef Chris Wheeldon<\/p>\n
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Serves: 4<\/p>\n
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<\/h4>\n1 native lobster
\n200 grams mussels
\n3 tablespoons butter, divided
\n1 glass white wine
\n3 lime leaves
\n1 litre kombu dashi stock (available from Asian supermarkets)
\n2 lemongrass sticks, bruised
\n1 tin coconut milk
\n1 shallot, finely diced
\n1 clove garlic, crushed
\n300 grams carnaroli or arborio rice
\nA few leaves of coriander and lemon balm for garnish<\/p>\n
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Cook lobster for 8 minutes in boiling salted water then cool and crack the shells, and carefully remove the flesh.<\/p>\n
Check that all mussels are closed. Cook mussels in a tablespoon of butter and the white wine, pick mussels over, discard any that don\u2019t open. Keep any liquor and add to your dashi – be sure to strain it to remove any silt.<\/p>\n
Cut lime leaves as small as possible and add to your dashi with the lemongrass, and warm through; infuse for 1 hour then add the coconut milk.<\/p>\n
Sweat off the shallots and crushed garlic in 1 tablespoon of butter.<\/p>\n
Add the rice and cook for a few minutes.<\/p>\n
Add the dashi and coconut milk a little at a time stirring constantly. The rice should be cooked in about twenty minutes; it should be cooked all the way through and soft in texture.<\/p>\n
Finish with the remaining butter.<\/p>\n
Warm the mussels and lobster under the grill for a few moments.<\/p>\n
To serve, arrange risotto on the plate, set the mussels and lobster on top, garnish with some coriander and lemon balm.<\/p>\n
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