sweetheart supper
I had to come up with a special Valentine's Day meal. I just hate going out to a restaurant on Valentine's Day and having to order from a "Special Menu" for that night. Usually overpriced and not as good as eating in the same places on a normal night. So I did Lobster Tails, Steamed Blue Lake Green Beans, Herb Rice, with butter and a salad. This will work well for any special occasion or just because.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Prepare this Valentine's Day meal for your sweetheart and they will love you forever. Each component is simple and tasty. Put everything together and it's equivalent to a meal from a fancy restaurant. The herb rice is packed with flavor. Toasting the rice in butter adds so much to it. The fresh green beans are simple, but melting butter over them, along with salt and pepper, elevates them from ordinary green beans. Using a bamboo skewer in the lobster tail, the outcome is a perfect, beautiful lobster tail.
Ingredients
- HERB RICE
- 1 cup rice
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon basil, dried
- 1 teaspoon oregano, dried
- - salt and pepper
- GREEN BEANS
- 1 pound fresh blue lake green beans
- - butter
- - salt and pepper
- LOBSTER TAILS
- 4 - 8 oz tails (pricey, a little much for 2 people but we love them)
- - salt
- - butter, melted
How To Make sweetheart supper
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Step 1RICE: Melt butter. -
Step 2Add rice and coat in the butter. Cook about 5 minutes on medium heat.
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Step 3Add rest of ingredients.
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Step 4Bring to boil then lower to a simmer and cover.
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Step 5Cook about 30 minutes until broth is absorbed.
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Step 6GREEN BEANS: Clean beans and snap off stems.
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Step 7Place in a steamer over salted water and steam for 5 minutes. Top with butter, salt, and pepper. Optional: I like to top mine with either balsamic or spicy vinegar.
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Step 8LOBSTER TAILS: Place a bamboo skewer thru tails to keep them from curling in the steamer.
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Step 9Steam over salted water for 7-9 minutes.
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Step 10Remove bamboo skewer.
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Step 11Serve with melted butter.
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