Lobster Sauce For Pasta Food

LOBSTER SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Stick a 6 inch skewer lengthwise inside the tail of each lobster. Bring the court bouillon to a boil, add the lobsters, and cook for about 6 minutes. Remove and shock in ice water.
• Remove the tail meat from the shells and cut each into 2 to 3 medallions. Set aside.
• Place a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add the oil and garlic, and heat until the garlic starts to turn golden. Discard the garlic. Toss in the fresh tomatoes, add salt to release any water, and let cook about 10 minutes. Add the lobster stock and reduce to desired consistency, about 15 minutes. Add the crushed red pepper and black pepper, to taste, and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the lobster medallions and chopped parsley and cook for 2 minutes. Toss in the noodles, cook for 1 minute to warm, and serve immediately. BUON APPETITTO!!!!
• Cut off the dirty part of the roots of the leeks and make two incisions 1 inch from the root down the leeks. Wash the leeks under running cold water, and then soak in clean water for about 15 minutes.
• Cut all the vegetables into roughly 2 inches square. Heat an 8-quart stockpot over a medium-high flame, add the corn oil, and let it heat until just before the smoke point.
• Saute the vegetables until they become a gold color. Add the bouquet garni and saute for 1 minute. Add the wine and lemon juice (the acids needs to equal 10 percent volume of the stock), and saute another 2 minutes.
• Add the cold water and bring to a boil. Turn down the flame and let simmer for 35 to 40 minutes. Strain the bouillon into a clean stockpot.

PASTA WITH LOBSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove the hard top shell from the lobster bodies and discard. Remove all the inner meat from the body (there is a fair amount, actually!) as well as the green " tomalley " (liver) as well as any of the bright red "coral" (roe) if there is any.
• Put all the meat, tomalley, and roe in a bowl, and set aside in the fridge.
• Returning to the remains of the lobsters, locate and remove any feathery lungs you find; they are shaped like spear points and are light and grayish. Also, discard the nasty-looking fluid-filled sac at the front of the lobster's head.
• Now that the lobster body is cleaned, break up the shells-including broken pieces of legs, knuckles, and claws as well if you have them-into little pieces and set aside.
• Put the olive oil in a stockpot and heat over medium-high heat for a minute or two. Add the dried chiles and the garlic; turn the heat down to medium. Cook until the garlic browns. Be careful not to burn it.
• Add the shells, peppercorns, bay leaves, and whole cloves, and mix well to combine. Turn the heat back up to medium-high and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Set a large pot of salty water on a burner to a boil. This will be your pasta water.
• Now add both the cognac and the ouzo to the lobster sauce and mix well for 5 to 10 seconds. Add the tomato puree, tarragon, and parsley, then cover and bring to a simmer.
• Let this simmer for 20 minutes, then crush everything in the pot using a potato masher. Do this again at 45 minutes.
• If the sauce gets too thick, add a little water. You want it to be thicker than water, but thinner than what you think of as a sauce; we will thicken it later. Taste for salt and add a little if it needs it.
• At the 55-minute mark, turn off the heat. Pour the sauce through a colander into another large pot. Mash the contents one more time. If you happen to have a food mill or duck press, use it. Discard the shells and other bits in the colander.
• Now would be a good time to start cooking your pasta.
• Pour half the strained sauce into a food processor. Add the reserved lobster meat, tomalley, and coral, then buzz the mixture until smooth. If you have a lot of leftover meat, reserve some for garnishing the pasta.
• Pour the contents of the food processor back into the pot with the rest of the strained sauce. If it is still too thin for your liking, add a little tomato paste. Heat gently for 5 minutes-it is very important to not let the sauce boil!-and serve.

CREAMY LOBSTER LINGUINE

Steps:

• Heat a large straight-sided skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil and bacon and cook until the bacon is beginning to crisp, 8 minutes. Add the shallots, garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for an additional 3 minutes, until fragrant. Add the salt, tomato puree and cream; stir to combine. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the linguine for 1 minute less than the package instructions, about 10 minutes. Using tongs, remove the pasta from the water and add it directly to the pan with the sauce. Sprinkle the cheese directly on the naked pasta and toss to coat in sauce. Add up to 1 cup of the pasta water to loosen the sauce as needed. Stir in the arugula, basil, tarragon, peas and lobster meat; simmer until everything is heated through, 1 minute. Serve with additional Parmesan if desired.

SPICY LOBSTER PASTA

Steps:

• Steam or boil lobsters for 6 minutes. Cool to room temperature under running water. Separate claws and tails from lobster heads. Remove tail meat from shell. Pull away black vein and discard, then cut meat into 1/2-inch slices and set aside. Crack claws with mallet, without removing meat, and set aside.
• With a large knife, split lobster heads in half lengthwise. Remove and discard stomach sacks located just behind eyes (remove green tomalley also if you wish) and roughly chop tail shell. Heat butter in a wide saucepan or skillet over medium high heat. Add heads and shells, with any collected juices, and sauté for about 1 minute. Add carrot, celery, bay leaf and thyme and cook, stirring, for 1 minute more. Add 3 cups water and simmer rapidly for about 10 minutes to reduce by half. Strain, discarding shells, herbs and vegetables. You should yield 1 1/2 cups rich lobster broth.
• Wipe pan with paper towel and return to stovetop over medium-high heat. Warm the olive oil, then add diced onion, garlic and hot pepper flakes. Season generously with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until onions are completely soft, about 10 to 15 minutes. Take care not to let onion mixture brown.
• Add wine and simmer rapidly for 2 minutes, then add tomato purée and lobster broth. Simmer for 5 minutes, then add cream and simmer until sauce has thickened somewhat, about 5 minutes more. Turn off heat and adjust seasoning (it should be spicy). You can prepare up to this point several hours in advance.
• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Reheat sauce, add cracked lobster claws and simmer for 2 minutes. Add sliced lobster meat and cook for a minute or less, until just heated through. Mix parsley and lemon zest together. Drain pasta and add to sauce, tossing to coat noodles and distribute lobster meat, then transfer to a warm bowl or platter. Arrange one claw on top of each serving and sprinkle with parsley mixture.