Irvixen's Poor Man's Lobster. Minnesota Poor Man's Lobster is an easy, inexpensive way to cook fish to taste similar to lobster! Use any firm deep-water fish fillets. Great recipe for Irvixen's Poor Man's Lobster.
I love fish- especially crab and lobster but it's so dang expensive! Fantastic recipe for preparing halibut so it tastes like lobster. Your guests will think you are serving them expensive shellfish. You can have Irvixen's Poor Man's Lobster using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Irvixen's Poor Man's Lobster
- You need 1 packages of cod or haddock.
- It's 4 tbsp of Butter.
- Prepare 3/4 cup of Water.
- You need 1 large of Stalk of celery, chunked.
- Prepare 1 large of Onion, sliced.
- You need 2 of Bay leaves.
- It's 1 of Pepper, garlic salt, dried dill and paprika.
- Prepare 8 tbsp of melted butter.
Poor Man's Lobster - What a great meal to put together for a dinner party or just a quiet night at home. The way this seafood is prepared I absolutely love lobster. Every time my husband and I are out for a special dinner my mouth starts watering at the thought of this. Poor Man's Lobster ( Mahi Mahi).
Irvixen's Poor Man's Lobster step by step
- Using electric skillet or fry pan over high heat, melt 4 tbsp butter. Add fish, onion and celery..
- Cover fish halfway up with water, adjusting water amount as needed. Add bay leaves. Sprinkle generously with garlic salt, dill, paprika and pepper..
- Cook on high heat for 7 1/2 minutes, flip fish and cook for 7 minutes more..
- Discard the sauce you cooked it in. Serve with melted butter for dipping..
- This can be made with any fresh fish fillets. I often use wallye or pan fish like crappie. If using smaller fillets, adjust cooking time..
Poor Man's Lobster dates way back and it is a legitimate recipe and cheaper alternative to the real thing. Poor man's Lobster can be made with Halibut too, and it is the preferred method as far as flavor goes, but you're also going to be spending a little more for that cut. A friend shared this recipe and I HAD to try it! Let's just say it didn't disappoint! You can even omit the sugar or sweetener all together if you like.