Lobster pasta

An incredibly tasty and luxurious recipe for pasta, which works both as an elegant little dish or as a more hearty main course!

4 servings

Ingredients

400 gr linguine
50 + 50 g butter
Shell from 1 lobster
3 tablespoons of fennel
1 carrot
2 Banana shallots
1.5 celery stalk
3 cloves of garlic
2 dl cream
4 tablespoons tomato puree
2 cups white wine
2 dl water
Chopped chives
0.25-0.5 lemon to squeeze
Parmesan
Salt

Description:

  1. Fry the lobster shells in 50 g of butter and a little olive oil for five minutes.
  2. Add the fennel, carrot, 1 chopped celery stalk and a chopped shallot and fry gently for a few minutes.
  3. Add the tomato puree and fry for a few minutes.
  4. Pour in wine and water, bring to a boil and reduce.
  5. In a separate pan, fry a chopped shallot and half a celery stalk in the rest of the butter.
  6. When the lobster stock has reduced enough, strain and pour into the pan.
  7. Add cream and continue to reduce. Salt and taste.
  8. Cook the pasta almost done. Drain and add to pan.
  9. Stir, then add parmesan and squeeze over lemon.
  10. Serve with chopped chives and more parmesan.

Pairs with:

There are several choices here. Champagne goes well, but also other white wine and even red wine.