Name: Lobster Crumpets
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For the lime pickle yogurt; 60g greek yogurt; 40g lime pickle; 1 tsp caster sugar; For the crumpets; 40ml warm water; 160ml whole milk, warmed; 13g fresh yeast (or 6.5g dried); ½ tsp caster sugar; ½ tsp fine salt; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 135g plain flour; Vegetable oil to fry; For the lobster; 50g leek, roughly chopped; 50g round shallots (about 2 shallots), roughly chopped; 50g carrot (about 1 medium carrot), roughly chopped; 50g onion (about ½ small onion), roughly chopped; Bowl ice-cold water; 1 live/raw lobster (about 750g – see Know-how); For the lobster butter; 240g unsalted butter; 40ml cold-pressed rapeseed oi; Pinch ground mace; Pinch cayenne pepper; Pinch kombu seasoning (see Know-how); Dash Worcestershire sauce; For the salad; 20ml white wine vinegar (ideally chardonnay vinegar); 1 tsp lemon juice

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