Make it at home

Yield 4Hands-on 25 minTotal 35 minDifficulty Intermediate

Ingredients

  • 12 live Norwegian langoustines, 80g to 100g each
  • 100g unsalted butter
  • 1 lemon, zest and juice
  • 1 tbsp white miso paste
  • 1 small bunch dill
  • 1 small bunch chervil
  • 1 small bunch tarragon
  • 1 tbsp small capers, drained
  • 2 tbsp neutral cold-pressed rapeseed oil
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • Maldon sea salt, black pepper
  • Lemon halves, to serve

Method

  1. Plunge live langoustines into a deep pot of ice water for 5 minutes to dull them; this is the Nordic-restaurant standard.
  2. Bring a separate pot of heavily salted water to a rolling boil. Drop the langoustines in for exactly 75 seconds, then transfer to ice water.
  3. Drain and split each langoustine lengthwise with a heavy knife. Lift out the tail meat and reserve heads.
  4. Pound the heads in a mortar with rapeseed oil. Strain through muslin to get a deep amber langoustine oil.
  5. Brown the butter in a small pan until nut-brown. Whisk in miso, lemon zest and juice, and 1 tbsp water to a glossy sauce.
  6. Chop herbs, then mix with shallot, capers, and a pinch of salt.
  7. Plate three tail halves per person. Spoon miso-brown butter over the meat. Scatter the herb and caper salsa.
  8. Finish with a few drops of langoustine head oil and a flake of Maldon. Serve a lemon half on the plate.

Tip from the editors. Never overcook langoustine; 75 seconds in salted boiling water is the only window between raw and rubbery, and a kitchen timer is non-negotiable.

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