Ingredients
- Kosher salt
- Vegetable oil
- 1 pound cavatappi or elbow macaroni
- 1 quart milk
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, divided
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 12 ounces Gruyere cheese, grated (4 cups)
- 8 ounces extra-sharp Cheddar, grated (2 cups)
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 1/2 pounds cooked lobster meat
- 1 1/2 cups fresh white bread crumbs (5 slices, crusts removed)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Drizzle oil into a large pot of boiling salted water. Add the pasta and cook according to the directions on the package, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain well.
Meanwhile, heat the milk in a small saucepan, but don't boil it. In a large pot, melt 6 tablespoons of butter and add the flour. Cook over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring with a whisk. Still whisking, add the hot milk and cook for a minute or two more, until thickened and smooth. Off the heat, add the Gruyere, Cheddar, 1 tablespoon salt, the pepper, and nutmeg. Add the cooked macaroni and lobster and stir well. Place the mixture in 6 to 8 individual gratin dishes.
Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, combine them with the fresh bread crumbs, and sprinkle on the top. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbly and the macaroni is browned on the top.
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By CRodezno
Tegucigalpa
on February 08, 2012
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Excellent recipe! Since lobster is very expensive back home I do it with shrimp, first I sautee the shrimp in butter add some onion and garlic and afterwards I mix it with the rest of the ingredients. thank you Ina...
By ASKCookInfo
on February 01, 2012
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I made this dish to accompany our Christmas Eve Seafood Spread, because we had guests who love mac n cheese and only thought seafood was "okay" -- until they tried this side dish! I did add more cheese -- gouda, parmesan, jack and fontina to cater to their cheese obsession; they took left-overs away with the recipe! I have since pared the recipe down to serve just my husband and I, and we have enjoyed it twice more since Christmas!
By sarahmcloughlin...
Cranbury, 70
on January 07, 2012
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I made this for a party and it was amazing!
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