Ingredients
- 1 pound macaroni
- 1 (2 pound) lobster, split
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups milk
- 1 small clove garlic, minced
- 1 shallot, chopped
- 10 black peppercorns
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 5 tablespoons flour, plus 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, or 2 tablespoons cornstarch and water
- 2 pounds grated cheese, mixture of Gruyere, extra sharp cheddar, and Pecorino Romano
- 3 tablespoons panko bread crumbs (Japanese)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large pot, cook the pasta until al dente. Drain the pasta and reserve, also reserve the water. Steam the lobster over the water for 3 minutes, then cool, remove the meat, and reserve both the meat and the shell. In a medium sauce pot, sweat the onions in 2 tablespoons butter, and remove. In the same pot, scald the milk and add the garlic, shallots, and peppercorns. Add the lobster shells to create a fish stock. Bring the "stock" to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, make a roux by combining 5 tablespoons of flour with 5 tablespoons of butter in a small sauce pot over medium-high heat. Cook until it thickens and develops a golden yellow color. Set aside roux. Strain the stock and return it to the pan. Once the stock begins to simmer again, start whisking the cheeses in slowly until fully incorporated (this will also thicken the sauce). Add the roux to thicken a little more, and then add the reserved onions and lobster meat. Toss the sauce with the pasta, and transfer it to a small baking dish. Top with bread crumbs, and bake for 8 to 12 minutes, or until bubbly and browned.
Cook's Note: Different shapes of macaroni make this dish more fun.
* Restaurant Recipe
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By foodshmood
on May 12, 2012
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Excellent! Subbed the sharp cheddar for fontina and added 1lbs fresh dungeness lump crab meat with the lobster. I made more than what was called for as I was serving 6 people. Goes well with tuna tartar w/quail eggs and olive loaf crostini.
By suckatash
Iowa
on May 06, 2012
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I must admit there are some problems here.... Like me unwittingly not realizing that the Pecarino was a accent cheese. What I did was divide the cheese up into equal amounts. End result was a HUGE overpowering pungent $40 Lobster cover up..... It was good, and I admit to loving the qualities of Pec/Rom or Parm.. This was just too much. Also, if I decide to try this again I think I'd do 2 lbs of Craw fish tails.
By Gem0124
on November 22, 2011
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This was wonderful. I planned it out a little as to not break the bank. A local grocery store had lobster tails on sale for two weeks so I bought a tail each week. One week, I bought the Gruyere and another week I bought a really nice quality Romano. I bought a half pound of small scallops to give it more of a seafood flavor. It took me about 3 weeks to get all of my ingredients but it was sooo worth it. Will try again.
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