"Okay, so I know I go on and on about how accessible and affordable seafood can be but sometimes it’s pure extravagance and decadence like my Lobster Mac n Cheese with a Lobster Bisque. When you are paying an arm and leg for a lobster you want to ensure you are utilising ever last drop of its flavour which is why the addition of the lobster bisque makes this dish so special."
Lobster Mac and Cheese with Lobster Bisque
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Prep time 20mins
Cook time 40mins
Serves or Makes: 6 - 8
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For the Lobster Bisque
ingredients
- 2 ounces butter
- 1/2 bunch of green onion stalks
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 2 pounds fresh live lobster, cut in half
- Kosher salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
For the Mac and Cheese
ingredients
- 2 pounds cooked lobster meat from bisque
- 3 1/2 ounces butter
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 ounces flour
- 3 cups full fat milk
- 2 ounces Parmesan, grated
- 3 1/5 ounces white cheddar, grated
- 10 1/2 ounces macaroni pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Kosher salt and pepper, to taste
For the Lobster Bisque
Method
Step 1
In a large pot on a low to medium heat, combine all ingredients. Cover and leave to simmer and steam until the lobster meat is cooked and the shell has turned pink, or 10 minutes . Make sure you do not clean your lobster as you want all of the flavor to go into your bisque.
Step 2
Take the lobster out of the pot and set to the side. Through a mesh strainer, drain your bisque into a separate bowl and set to the side.
Mac n Cheese
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Step 2
In a large pot with heavily salted water, cook your pasta following the pasta instructions on the back of the packet. When your pasta is cooked, drain it and reserve 1/4 cup pasta water for later.
Step 3
Remove the meat from your lobster shell and roughly chop.
Step 4
In a large skillet on a medium heat, melt the butter. Add the olive oil and crushed garlic and cook for 3 minutes making sure you stir occasionally so the garlic does not burn.
Step 5
Add the flour to your pan and cook for several minutes stirring quite consistently with a whisk until a paste like texture forms, 2-3 minutes. Add in the milk one cup at a time, stirring until smooth. Once all the milk is added, leave to simmer until the sauce coats the back of the spoon, 3 minutes. More milk can be added to thin, if needed.
Step 6
On a low heat, stir the drained pasta, half of the cheese and lobster through the sauce. Add a splash of pasta water. Spoon your mac and cheese into the baking dish and sprinkle the remainder of the cheese on top. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
Step 7
Serve immediately with your lobster bisque on the side. Pour over the bisque into individual servings or drink as a soup on the side.