Lobster Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Lobster Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps all purpose flour; 4 Tbsps (1/2 stick) butter, divided; 177 milliliters chopped peeled carrots; 177 milliliters chopped celery; 59 milliliters Cognac or brandy; 170 grams fresh crabmeat, picked over; 170 grams 1/2 cups grated Fontina cheese (about; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh chives; 2 garlic cloves, peeled, flattened; 794 grams live lobster; 2 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 227 grams shell or gemelli pasta; 12 larges shrimp, peeled, deveined, shells reserved; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 1 Turkish bay leaf; 710 milliliters water; 237 milliliters whipping cream

Need a pescatarian main course? Lobster Macaroni and Cheese could be an awesome recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 28g of protein, 37g of fat, and a total of 615 calories. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up water, crabmeat, onion, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the all purpose flour you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon sugar soda bread as a dessert. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying.

Instructions

Plunge lobster headfirst into pot of boiling water; boil 4 minutes. Using tongs, transfer to cutting board.

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Lobster

Water

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Pot

Cut off tail and claws. Crack tail and claws and remove meat.

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Meat

Cut meat into 1/2-inch pieces.

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Meat

Cut body and shells into 2-inch pieces. Chill meat; reserve shells.

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Pasta Shells

Meat

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add lobster body, lobster shells, and shrimp shells to skillet and sauté 4 minutes.

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Lobster

Pasta Shells

Shrimp

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Frying Pan

Add onion and next 4 ingredients; sauté 6 minutes.

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Onion

Add tomato paste; stir 1 minute.

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Tomato Paste

Remove from heat; stir in Cognac.

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Cognac

Add 3 cups water; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.

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Water

Strain mixture into bowl, pressing on solids to extract liquid; discard solids. Set stock aside.

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Extract

Stock

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Bowl

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Add shrimp; sauté until just opaque in center, about 3 minutes. Cool slightly. Coarsely chop shrimp.

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Shrimp

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large saucepan over medium heat.

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Butter

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Add flour; stir 1 minute.

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All Purpose Flour

Add stock and cream; simmer until sauce is reduced to 2 cups, about 5 minutes.

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Cream

Sauce

Stock

Add cheese; stir until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

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Cheese

Remove from heat.

Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite.

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Pasta

Water

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Drain. Stir lobster, shrimp, pasta, crab, and 2 tablespoons butter into sauce. Stir over medium-low heat until heated through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

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