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Lobster Mac and Cheese with Jalapeño

Name: Lobster Mac and Cheese with Jalapeño
Total time: 2 h 51 min
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 240 ml dry white wine; 1 cup sweet onion, thinly sliced; 4 stalks celery; 1 carrot; 2 cloves garlic, smashed; 2 sprigs thyme; 2 bay leaves; 2 tbsp kosher salt, divided; 1 tsp black peppercorns; 2 live lobsters, about 1 to 1.2 kg (2 to 2.5 lb) each; 450 g cavatappi (corkscrew) pasta; 720 ml half-and-half; 6 tbsp unsalted butter; ¼ cup shallot, minced; 1 jalapeño, seeded; 1 tsp kosher salt; 6 tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 tsp Chesapeake-style seafood seasoning; 1 pinch nutmeg, freshly grated; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 225 g white cheddar cheese, grated; 55 g white cheddar cheese, grated; 50 g Parmesan cheese, grated; 1 jalapeño, seeded and minced; 1 red Fresno chile, seeded and minced; 1 cup corn tortilla chips, crushed

Lobsters are poached, then their shells simmer back into the stock to flavor a jalapeño-spiked white cheddar sauce. It is folded through corkscrew pasta and baked under a crunchy cheese and tortilla chip crust.

YieldServes 4 to 6
Hands-on1 h 15 min
Total2 h 51 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Lobster and stock

240 mldry white wine
1 cupsweet onion, thinly sliced
4 stalkscelery
1carrot
2 clovesgarlic, smashed
2 sprigsthyme
2bay leaves
2 tbspkosher salt, divided
1 tspblack peppercorns
2live lobsters, about 1 to 1.2 kg (2 to 2.5 lb) each
450 gcavatappi (corkscrew) pasta

Sauce

720 mlhalf-and-half
6 tbspunsalted butter
¼ cupshallot, minced
1jalapeño, seeded
1 tspkosher salt
6 tbspall-purpose flour
1 tspChesapeake-style seafood seasoning
1 pinchnutmeg, freshly grated
1 pinchcayenne pepper
to tastefreshly ground black pepper
225 gwhite cheddar cheese, grated

Topping

55 gwhite cheddar cheese, grated
50 gParmesan cheese, grated
1jalapeño, seeded and minced
1red Fresno chile, seeded and minced
1 cupcorn tortilla chips, crushed

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Crustacean shellfish
Mustard
Celery
Sulfites
Lobster
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Grapes
Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Shallot
Cabbage family (any)
Carrot
Ginger
Thyme
Bay leaf
Black and white pepper
Allspice
Cinnamon
Clove
Nutmeg
Cardamom
Paprika
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine
Chili heat (capsaicin)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)
Alcohol

Taste

Heat
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy
Crunchy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop
Blender

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining
Holiday

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 4
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: high

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