Description
Indulge in this luxurious Buttered Lobster Pasta—a rich and creamy dish featuring tender lobster tail meat pan-fried in butter and paired with angel hair pasta and burst cherry tomatoes. The perfect meal for any special occasion or a decadent treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 150 g Westgold salted butter
- 1 lobster tail (500g – 1kg)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 shallot, finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely diced
- ¼ cup white wine
- 400 g cherry tomatoes
- 250 g angel hair pasta
- Parsley, finely diced
- ¼ lemon
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil.
- Remove the lobster meat from the shell by cutting down each side of the tail with shearing scissors. Peel the shell away and chop the meat into large pieces.
- In a deep saucepan over medium heat, melt 50g of butter with the olive oil. Once the butter starts foaming, reduce the heat to low and add the lobster meat. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until the flesh is white and pink. Remove the lobster and set aside.
- Add the shallots and garlic to the pan and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Deglaze the pan with white wine, scraping up the brown bits. Cook until 80% of the wine has evaporated.
- Add the cherry tomatoes to the pan and cook for 10-15 minutes, until the tomatoes burst open and become jammy in texture.
- Cook the pasta in the boiling water, draining it 2 minutes before the recommended cooking time. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
- Add the cooked pasta and 50-100g of butter to the saucepan with the tomatoes. Slowly incorporate the reserved pasta water and butter until you get a creamy and glossy sauce.
- Add the lobster back to the pan along with fresh parsley and a squeeze of lemon juice. Stir through.
- Serve the lobster pasta immediately.
Notes
- Use high-quality salted butter for the best flavor.
- Be careful not to overcook the lobster meat, as it can become tough.
- If you want more richness, increase the amount of butter in the sauce.
- This dish is best served immediately while the pasta is warm and the sauce is creamy.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 720 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 650 mg
- Fat: 45 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 135 mg