lobster Newburg

or lobster Newburgh

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) lobster cooked in a thick seasoned cream sauce made with sherry or brandy.

lobster Newburg

/ ˈnjuːbɜːɡ /

noun

1. lobster cooked in a rich cream sauce flavoured with sherry

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobster Newburg¹

1910–15; Newburg is unexplained

Example Sentences

The chicken in puff pastry with riesling sauce, lobster Newburg and veal goulash served with roasted peppers and caraway dumplings are a few of his new dishes.

From New York Times

The menu by Mario Carbone, the chef and a partner in Major Food, features dishes from that era, like steak tartare, scallops in snail butter, mock turtle soup, avocado crab Louis and lobster Newburg.

From New York Times

Other menu items in the works include crab cakes, crab legs with remoulade, lobster Newburg, cucumber salad, Waldorf salad, coquille St-Jacques, double pork chop smothered with mushroom and caramelized onion cream sauce and more.

From Los Angeles Times

"The danger is overcooking a casserole or, say, lobster Newburg if the lobster's already been cooked," said Marianne LaCroix, director of marketing for the Maine Lobster Promotion Council.

From US News

Oh, yes, of course there was a supper, we had lobster Newburg and champagne, but I 180 didn’t take any; a cup of beef-tea or a little cereal would have suited me much better.

From Project Gutenberg