Lobster pasta with blistered tomatoes, makes for the perfect date night dinner. This simple yet delicious sauce is simmered in garlic and white wine.
Course Dinner, Pasta, Seafood
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Lobster, Tomatoes
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Author Leona G.
Equipment
12 inch fry pan or Cast-Iron Skillet
Sheet Pan
Kitchen Scissors/shears
Ingredients
Lobster
4lobster tails4oz
2clovesgrated garlicabout 2 tsp
4tbspbutterseparated
1tbspfinely chopped parsley
1tspsalt
1tsppepper
Blistered Tomato Pasta
1lbSpaghetti or Fettuccini
16oztricolor cherry tomatoes
2tbspgrape seed oilor any neutral oil
2tbspbutter
⅓cupwhite wine
3clovesgrated garlicabout 3 tsp
1tbspchopped shallot
½tspsalt
½tsppepper
1cupreserved pasta water
½tspcrushed red pepperoptional
1tbsp finely chopped parsley
2tbspgrated parmesan cheese
Instructions
Lobster
Set your oven to broil. Using your shears, cut the top part of the lobster shell straight across towards the tail, stopping right before you hit the tail. lift the meat from its shell to expose.
Top each tail with the grated garlic and season with salt and pepper.
Add 1 tbsp of butter on top of each lobster and broil in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until the meat is white and opaque. Top with your parsley.
Blistered Tomato Pasta
Cook the pasta according to the package instructions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water for the sauce.
While the pasta is cooking, heat your cast iron on medium-high heat with 2 tbsp of oil. Wash your tomatoes and pat them dry. Add them to the hot pan. Cook the tomatoes for 5 minutes or until the skins start to blister. Be sure to move them around in the pan often so they don't burn.
Lower the heat to medium and add in your garlic, shallot and butter. Stir to combine for 2 minutes.
Now add in your white wine and cook for another 2-4 minutes.
Add the pasta to the sauce and reserved pasta water, cook for an additional 2-4 minutes. Finish with salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper. Toss to combine.
Top the pasta with the lobster and sprinkle with parsley and parmesan cheese. Serve with lemon wedges (optional) ENJOY!
Notes
Be careful not to salt your pasta too much, since the pasta water contains salt.
I used Strangozzi pasta, which is a little thicker than a spaghetti. Any spaghetti or fettuccini will do.
Broiling the lobster is optional. You could also boil the tails and chop the meat into chunks and toss it in the pasta sauce.
If you can't get your hands on some lobster tails, you could use shrimp instead.
This dish can totally be vegan if you omit the seafood and replace the butter with a vegan substitute. SO DELICIOUS.
I always cook my pasta 1 or 2 minutes shy of al dente, that way it finishes in the sauce, adding more flavor.