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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (638g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 524
Calories from Fat 208		(39%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 23.1g	35%
	Saturated Fat 11.0g	54%
	Monounsaturated Fat 8.2g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.7g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 364mg		121%
Sodium 1522mg		63%
Potassium 1265mg		36%
Total Carbohydrate 11.6g		3%
	Dietary Fiber 1.7g	6%
	Sugars 5.5g
Protein 65.6g		131%
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Lobster Barraca

Recipe #287018 | 1 hour | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Celticevergreen
Feb 19, 2008

Signature dish of the Restaurant A Barraca Muchaxo in the small community of Praia do Guincho, Cascais, Portugal as noted in a clipping from my grandmothers recipe box.

SERVES 6 -8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

4 1/2 lbs lobster meat, diced
2 medium onions, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (12 ounce) can V8 vegetable juice
1 (10 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/2 cup butter
1 cup cognac

Directions

1
Fry the onions in the olive oil until caramelized.
2
Mix the V-8 juice, tomato sauce, cayenne and paprika together and then add to onions.
3
Simmer sauce for 10 minutes.
4
Fry lobster meat in butter for 5 minutes.
5
Place meat on a flameproof platter or casserole dish and flambe with the cognac until the flames go out.
6
Add lobster meat to sauce and simmer gently 15 minutes. Serve over rice.