Lobster Mac & Cheese

Foodista Cookbook Entry

Category: Main Dishes | Blog URL: http://www.howsweeteats.com/2009/09/20/lobster-mac/

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.


Photo: Jessica Hunt
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Ingredients

6 ounces to 7 lobster tails thawed or fresh
2 pounds noodles of your choice, macaroni or fancy
2 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups shredded gruyere cheese
1 1/4 cups shredded parmigiano-reggiano cheese
2 cups heavy cream
5 ounces cream cheese
3/4 cup white wine
1 chopped shallot
3 minced garlic cloves
3/4 cup panko bread crumbs
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation

1
Preheat oven to 350.
2
Shell, clean, and coarsely chop lobster meat. Set aside.
3
Grate all 3 cheeses.
4
Add 2 cups of heavy cream to a double boiler, followed by cream cheese.
5
Add small amount of the shredded cheese to the double boiler, mixing with a whisk.
6
Repeat until the cheese is gone.
7
Boil water and cook your pasta. Set aside.
8
Add olive oil and butter to a skillet on med-high.
9
Add chopped shallot and minced garlic.
10
Add lobster meat and saute for 1-2 minutes or until meat becomes opaque. Add 1/4 cup white wine.
11
Saute for another 1-2 minutes then set aside off heat.
12
If cheese mixture needs thinned out, add white wine in 1/4 cup increments, whisking it in.
13
In a baking dish, layer pasta, lobster mix, and cheese.
14
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.

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Yield:

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 10:49am

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