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Lobster Spaghetti

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Total time
60 min
Serves
2
Cuisine
American
Lobster Spaghetti

Ingredients

  • 3-8 oz lobster tails
  • 1 onion (halved)
  • 2 lemons (1 halved and 1 for zest)
  • 2 large shallots (about 1/2 cup total, finely chopped)
  • 2 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 5 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup harissa paste (plus 1 tbsp)
  • 2 tbsp fresh tarragon
  • 3 tbsp chives (more for topping)
  • 3 tbsp fresh parsley (more for topping)
  • 8 oz spaghetti
  • Black pepper (to taste)
  • Olive oil (to taste)

Steps

  1. 1

    Get the lobster meat out of the shells. Tie the shells in a cheesecloth with an onion. Chop the lobster tails into large chunks.

  2. 2

    Add the lobster and onion bundle into boiling salted water and cook for about 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Preheat a pan for 2 minutes on high, lower to medium high. Add a bit of olive oil and the lemon, flesh side down.

  4. 4

    Caramelize the lemon for 3 minutes on med high. Lower to medium and add shallot and garlic. Sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Making sure they don’t burn.

  5. 5

    Deglaze the stuck on bits with the lemon and squeeze the ‘caramelized’ juice. Remove from pan.

  6. 6

    Add harissa paste and raise heat to medium high. Sauté for 2 minutes and add wine. Reduce by half.

  7. 7

    Add lobster with a bit of seasoned salt and let it cook for 2 minutes, you don’t want it fully done because it’ll continue to cook.

  8. 8

    Remove the lobster shell onion bundle from the water removing any white foam left behind on the top.

  9. 9

    Boil the spaghetti in that water until almost al dente.

  10. 10

    Add the pasta to the lobster sauce with pasta water to taste, I did about 1/3 cup. Cook for another 2-3 minutes. Turn heat off.

  11. 11

    Add herbs, lemon zest and butter. Mix really well to get it super creamy.

  12. 12

    Serve it with a drizzle of olive oil, herbs and black pepper and that is it!

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