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recipe for lobster pasta

Simple Lobster and Tomato Pasta

4.12 from 35 votes
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Protein: Fish / Seafood
Cut: Cold Cracked Lobster
Course: Main Course
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves peeled and minced
  • 1 teaspoon red chili flakes optional
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  • ½ cup dry white wine or verjus, for non-drinkers
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 8 oz ButcherBox Cold Cracked Lobster rinsed
  • 1 lemon halved
  • 8 oz pasta
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • Chopped chives, tarragon, or marjoram for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stir in garlic, and if using, chili flakes, heating until fragrant. Add tomatoes, stir to coat in olive oil and garlic mixture. Lower heat. Once tomatoes start to crinkle, stir in wine, season with salt and pepper.
  • Meanwhile, boil a pot of salted water, prepare pasta 1-2 minutes less than package directions. When draining, reserve pasta water.
  • After 25-30 minutes, the tomato mixture should be jammy. Add butter and lobster, raising heat to medium to cook the lobster, until the flesh is bright red, about 5 minutes. Stir in pasta, and about ¼ cup of cooking liquid, to coat pasta in sauce. If the sauce is dry, slowly add more cooking liquid. Squeeze juice from a half a lemon over pasta dish. Garnish with fresh herbs and serve.
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