Pasta with Lobster Cream Sauce
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4.5
Pasta with Lobster Cream Sauce
Description
Pasta with Lobster Cream Sauce brings together tender bucatini pasta coated in a creamy sauce made from butter-poached lobster tails, bacon, onions, garlic, heavy cream, egg yolks, and Parmesan cheese. The lobster is gently cooked in butter until opaque, then diced. Meanwhile, chopped bacon and onions are cooked until golden and combined with garlic for a flavorful base. The reserved poaching butter enriches the sauce, which is finished by folding in the egg and cream mixture, creating a silky, rich texture that clings to the pasta.
The final dish balances the sweetness of lobster with savory bacon and a creamy, cheesy sauce. Freshly ground black pepper and chopped parsley add brightness and seasoning. This recipe suits a special dinner, serving rich yet approachable flavors with a pleasing mix of tender lobster, pasta, and creamy sauce.
The lobster and bacon mixture can be prepared a day ahead for ease. When ready to serve, gently reheat the bacon and lobster mix, add the cream and Parmesan sauce, then toss with freshly cooked pasta to maintain texture. This advance prep makes it convenient to enjoy a fresh, delicately flavored lobster cream pasta without last-minute fuss.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces bucatini pasta or long pasta of choice
- 3 lobster tails cold water; 3-4 ounces each; shelled and raw
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 6 ounces Bacon chopped into bite sized pieces, thick cut
- 1/2 yellow onion finely diced, or shallot
- 3-4 garlic minced, cloves
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 egg yolk
- 1 egg whole
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese finely grated
- kosher salt to taste, freshly ground
- black pepper to taste, freshly ground
- parsley chopped for garnish, fresh
Instructions
- Butter Poach the Lobster Tails
- In a large sauté pan, melt the butter down over medium low heat. Add in the lobster tails and let them cook on one side for 2-3 minutes, or until that side is opaque. Flip and let the other side cook for two minutes, until opaque.
- Remove the lobsters from the pan and place them onto a cutting board, letting them cool slightly before chopping them into bite sized pieces. Set aside for later.
- Make the Pasta with Creamy Lobster Sauce
- Bring a large pot of water to boil. Once at a boil, add the bucatini pasta and cook according to package directions.
- Reserve at least 2 tablespoons worth of the lobster poaching butter and add the chopped bacon to the sauté pan over medium heat. As it gets about halfway done cooking, add the diced onions or shallots, stirring with a wooden spoon occasionally so none of them burns.
- Once the bacon is cooked to your liking and the onions are golden brown, turn off the heat and add the minced garlic, stirring them into the bacon and onions so that the garlic cooks with the residual heat.
- Next, whisk the heavy cream, egg yolks, the whole egg, and parmesan cheese really well together in a medium mixing bowl.
- The pasta should be done cooking by now, so add it into the pan with the bacon. Pour over the heavy cream and parmesan mixture, then use tongs to toss the pasta with the sauce. Want it more saucy? Splash in some of the pasta water.
- Gently stir in the chopped lobster tails. Lobster meat can break apart, so gently mix it into the cream sauce and pasta.
- Garnish with lemon zest, parsley, or more parmesan cheese. Serve the lobster pasta hot.
Notes
- You can prepare the butter-poached lobster tails and the bacon-onion-garlic mixture a day in advance and store them refrigerated.
- When ready to serve, warm the bacon mix gently before adding lobster and the cream and Parmesan sauce to combine with freshly cooked pasta.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2dinner servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 940 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 940kcal | 47% |
| Carbohydrates | 71g | 24% |
| Protein | 46g | 92% |
| Fat | 52g | 80% |
| Saturated Fat | 25g | 125% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 23g | 135% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 284mg | 95% |
| Sodium | 1928mg | 80% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.5
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