Lobster Newburg In Patty Shells

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup butter 
• 4  egg yolks beaten
• 3 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 3 cups pd of lobster cooked chopped
• 0.8 teaspoon paprika 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 10  baked commercial patty shells 
• 3 tablespoons cooking sherry 
• 1.5 cups whipping cream 

Equipment

• double boiler

Directions

1. Melt butter in top of a double boiler over simmering water; add flour, stirring until smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add whipping cream; cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Stir in salt, paprika, and nutmeg.
2. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into yolks; return yolk mixture to remaining hot mixture. Continue to cook over boiling water until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir in lobster and sherry. Spoon evenly into patty shells.