Pasta with Lobster, Wild Mushrooms, and Cream
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter
- 2 10- to 12-ounce frozen lobster tails, thawed
- 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup (packed) thinly sliced fresh basil
- 6 green onions, thinly sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 1/3 cups whipping cream
- 1 8-ounce bottle clam juice
- 12 ounces fettuccine
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Asiago cheese (about 1 ounce)
- Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add lobster tails and saute until shells are bright red in spots, about 5 minutes.
- Cover skillet; reduce heat to low and cook until lobster is cooked through, about 6 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer lobster to work surface.
- Using heavy large knife, cut each tail lengthwise in half.
- Remove meat from shell.
- Cut meat crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Return same skillet to medium-high heat (do not clean).
- Add mushrooms, half of basil, green onions, and garlic; saute until mushrooms soften, about 5 minutes.
- Add cream and clam juice.
- Boil until sauce is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Add lobster (or shrimp if using) and simmer 1 minute.
- Stir in remaining basil.
- Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite.
- Drain well.
- Return to pot.
- Pour sauce over pasta and add cheese; toss over low heat until warmed through, then serve.
butter, lobster, shiitake mushrooms, fresh basil, green onions, garlic, whipping cream, clam juice, fettuccine, cheese
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pasta-with-lobster-wild-mushrooms-and-cream-107075 (may not work)