lobster angel hair pasta

had always wanted to try my hands on lobster pasta. having looked at several online recipes & videos, and also how to kill a live lobster (two i referenced were lobster bisque by chef john of food wishes.com & lobster spaghettini by dude food), supposedly humanely, something one can only take on faith.

625g live lobster S$39.90/kg=S$24+

625g live lobster S$39.90/kg=S$24+

i went to sheng shiong & bought a 625g live lobster. price was S$39.90/kg so cost S$24+. lobster was really quite large & could not fit into the usual metal basin, so i placed it in the roasting tin. poor lobster, looking miserable. 😦

there is supposed humane way to kill the live lobster – i am cooking lobster pasta & killing a live lobster for the first time – so i followed the steps.

lobster angel hair pasta

lobster angel hair pasta

i cleaned & placed the lobster in the freezer for 30minutes. lobster was supposed to be knocked out – like in deep sleep?  then you plunge the knife just behind the back of the head & just cut the head in 1/2. i watched the videos. it was not difficult.

i removed the head & pincers & cut the lobster tail in 1/2.  i lightly browned some garlic to flavour the olive oil, took the pan away from the fire & added the lobster head, tail & pincers, then turned up fire to high. i then added 1/3 cup brandy & let it flamed & burned off the liquor to leave the sweet taste. i cooked the lobster for about 4 minutes (slightly undercooked), then removed from fire. when cooled, i cracked shelled the lobster pincers & knuckles. i set aside the head & tail & put the remaining lobster shells into the shellfish stock.

(i had earlier fried in butter prawn shells & heads (from about 1 kg of prawns) then added 600ml vegetable (or chicken) stock. i added some water & let the shellfish stock boiled lightly over 2 hrs, then sieved & reserved the stock for the lobster bisque & seafood risotto).

when ready to serve dinner, i removed the lobster tail from the shell & cut into 2.5cm serving size & added back the lobster head & shells to the pan. i then add diced tomatoes plus a 14oz canned tomatoes & white wine & reduced, and added sea salt & paprika to taste. lastly i added the prepared angel hair (slightly less cooked than al dente) & the lobster tail pieces to the pan, added about 3 teaspoon heavy cream & tossed, and garnished with coriander. voila!

c.h.e.f andy

Ingredients:

• lobster (i used 625 maine lobster)
• 1/3 cup brandy
• heads & shells from 1 kg prawns (for shellfish stock)
• 3 cloves chopped garlic
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1 diced tomato
• 1x14oz canned whole tomatoes diced
• sea salt, coarse black pepper & paprika (to taste)
• 1 tsp sugar (to taste)
• 3 tsp heavy cream (to taste)
• 300g angel hair pasta

Directions:

1. killing lobster humanely? – place lobster in the freezer for 30minutes. lobster supposed to be knocked out – like in deep sleep? plunge a sharp knife just behind the back of the head & cut the head in 1/2.
2. cook lobster – remove head & pincers & cut the lobster tail in 1/2.  lightly brown some garlic to flavour the olive oil, remove pan from fire & add lobster head, tail & pincers. turn fire to high. add 1/3 cup brandy & flame & burn off the liquor to leave the sweet taste. cook lobster for about 4 minutes (slightly undercooked), remove from fire. when cooled, crack & shell lobster pincers & knuckles. set aside the head & tail.(fry in butter prawn shells & heads (from about 1 kg of prawns) then add 600ml vegetable (or chicken) stock, & put the remaining lobster shells into a shellfish stock. add some water & let the shellfish stock boil lightly over 2 hrs. sieve & reserve the stock for the lobster bisque & risotto).
3. when ready to serve, remove lobster tail from the shell & cut into 2.5cm serving size & add back the lobster head & shells to the pan. add diced tomatoes plus a 14oz canned tomatoes & white wine & reduce, and add sea salt & paprika to taste. add the prepared angel hair (slightly less cooked than al dente) & the lobster tail pieces to the pan, add about 3 teaspoon heavy cream & toss, and garnish with coriander. voila!