Slow Poached Lobster Tail Nipponese at Harvest on the Harbor. Photo by Craig Diliger Photography.

The 2015 Harvest on the Harbor Maine Lobster Chef of the Year competition is just around the corner. The organizers have kindly shared the lobster recipes which will be featured in this year’s competition with me so that I can share them here.  All the recipes look delicious and I’m anxious to see which dish is voted best.

The Lobster Recipes for 2015 Maine Lobster Chef of the Year

1. Click here for chef Stephen Richard’s (2014 Maine Lobster Chef of the Year) Lobster Recipe:  Smoked lobster and lobster glazed foie gras stuffed, orange and thyme gougere

This smoked lobster dish is layered with pink peppercorn kissed sunset acres goat cheese mousse, cranberry, maple jam, brown butter crème fleurette and sweet and salty pine nut brittle.

(Note: I’m really excited to see this recipe as smoking seafood is one of the hot new trends in the food space).

2. Click here for chef Aldrich Plugra’s Lobster Recipe: Plugra poached lobster with forbidden rice, lobster oil, sweet corn gastrique, roasted curry cashew, tempura fried corn and yuzu dressed micro arugula

3. Click here for chef Matt Ginn’s Maine Lobster with Turkish Pasta and Local Beans

4. Click here for chef Josh Berry’s Lobster Ravioli with buttery corn broth, petite basil and truffle essence recipe. 

Note: I am currently still waiting for Nicholas Krunkkala’s recipe and will share that as soon as it is available.