Curried Lobster

Ingredients

• 1  cooking apple cored peeled chopped
• 0.3 cup butter 
• 1 cup chicken broth 
• 6 servings rice hot cooked
• 1 teaspoon curry powder 
• 3 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 4  lobster tail pieces frozen thawed
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 2 quarts water 
• 1 cup warm whipping cream 
• 6 servings condiments 
• 6 servings condiments 

Equipment

• frying pan
• knife
• dutch oven
• tongs

Directions

1. Bring water to a boil in a large Dutch oven.
2. Add lobster tails; return to a boil and cook 5 minutes.
3. Remove tails from water with kitchen tongs; rinse under cold water.
4. Drain.
5. With a sharp knife, cut down outer edge of tail to remove shell.
6. Remove meat; cut into chunks. Discard shell.
7. Saut onion and apple in butter in a small skillet; stir in flour and salt.
8. Add chicken broth; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sauce begins to thicken. Stir in whipping cream; cook until sauce is smooth and thickened.
9. Add curry powder; stir well.
10. Add reserved lobster; cook until lobster is thoroughly heated.
11. Spoon over rice, and serve with several of the following: (about 1 cup each) chutney, flaked coconut, chopped hard cooked egg, crumbled bacon, salted peanuts, and raisins.