Lobster Mac and Cheese

Name: Lobster Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons minced anchovy; 355 milliliters coarse breadcrumbs; 237 milliliters dry white wine; 6 Tbsps flour; 680 grams fontina, coarsely grated; 59 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 118 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon; 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh thyme; 237 milliliters heavy whipping cream, heated; 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 2 kgs lobsters, steamed, meat removed from shells; 907 grams mussels, scrubbed; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 59 milliliters grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 454 grams pasta shells, cooked in salted water to al dente; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 shallots, coarsely chopped; 454 grams taleggio, rind removed, cut into pieces; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter; 473 milliliters whole milk, heated

Lobster Mac and Cheese requires roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 8 servings with 1232 calories, 65g of protein, and 74g of fat each. This recipe covers 47% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet. It works well as a main course. If you have mussels, milk, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert.

Instructions

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Melt the butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute.

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All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Add the hot stock, milk, and cream and whisk until the sauce begins to thicken. Cook for 5 minutes, whisking occasionally.

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Remove from the heat and whisk in the cheeses and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

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Add the parsley, thyme, tarragon, and pasta and stir until combined. Chop the lobster into bite-sized pieces and fold into the pasta. Divide into bowls.

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For the crumb topping: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Spread the breadcrumbs on a sheet pan and toast until barely golden, stirring once or twice, about 10 minutes.

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Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.

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Add the anchovies and stir a minute or 2 to warm through.

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Add the breadcrumbs, season with salt and pepper, and cook, tossing, until warm and slightly crisp.

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Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley and lemon zest.

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Sprinkle generously over the pasta.

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Heat the oil in a large stockpot over medium heat.

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Add the shallots and cook until soft.

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Add the wine, bring to a boil, add the mussels, cover and cook until the mussels have opened.

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Remove the mussels to a bowl for another use, and then strain the broth into a saucepan.

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Recommended wine: Chablis, Chardonnay

Lobster on the menu? Try pairing with Chablis and Chardonnay. Chablis is perfect with lobster, but a chardonny from other regions is bound to hit the spot too. The Samuel Billaud Chablis Premier Cru Montee de Tonnerre with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 41 dollars per bottle.