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The French Chef with Julia Child

Lobster À L’Americaine

Share Julia Child’s love of authentic French food and learn to cook some of her most loved dishes from her original series on Public Television.

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Lobster À L’Americaine

Season 1 Episode 18 | 30m 46s | CC

The French Chef's Julia Child demonstrates how to pick and prepare a live lobster. We learn about the coral, the green matter, and the sand sack, before learning how to make the sauce l'Americaine. Child also shows us how to flambé and sauté lobster.

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