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Lobster Spaghetti

By: Nadia Aidi
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Servings: 2 servings
This pasta is so rich and delicious! 🦞 The harissa adds a spicy and smokey touch to the dish and it adds so much flavor! Also, the caramelizing of the lemon along with the shallot and garlic is a MUST, trust me... It's a game changer.
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 45 minutes
Total 1 hour
harissa lobster spaghetti

Ingredients

  • 3-8 oz lobster tails
  • 1 onion halved
  • 2 lemons 1 halved and 1 for zest
  • 2 large shallots about 1/2 cup total, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 5 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup harissa paste plus 1 tbsp
  • 2 tbsp fresh tarragon
  • 3 tbsp chives more for topping
  • 3 tbsp fresh parsley more for topping
  • 8 oz spaghetti
  • Black pepper to taste
  • Olive oil to taste

Instructions

  • Get the lobster meat out of the shells. Tie the shells in a cheesecloth with an onion. Chop the lobster tails into large chunks.
  • Add the lobster and onion bundle into boiling salted water and cook for about 30 minutes.
  • Preheat a pan for 2 minutes on high, lower to medium high. Add a bit of olive oil and the lemon, flesh side down.
  • Caramelize the lemon for 3 minutes on med high. Lower to medium and add shallot and garlic. Sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Making sure they don’t burn.
  • Deglaze the stuck on bits with the lemon and squeeze the ‘caramelized’ juice. Remove from pan.
  • Add harissa paste and raise heat to medium high. Sauté for 2 minutes and add wine. Reduce by half.
  • Add lobster with a bit of seasoned salt and let it cook for 2 minutes, you don’t want it fully done because it’ll continue to cook.
  • Remove the lobster shell onion bundle from the water removing any white foam left behind on the top.
  • Boil the spaghetti in that water until almost al dente.
  • Add the pasta to the lobster sauce with pasta water to taste, I did about 1/3 cup. Cook for another 2-3 minutes. Turn heat off.
  • Add herbs, lemon zest and butter. Mix really well to get it super creamy.
  • Serve it with a drizzle of olive oil, herbs and black pepper and that is it!

Nutrition

Calories: 824kcal, Carbohydrates: 116g, Protein: 22g, Fat: 31g, Saturated Fat: 19g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 8g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 90mg, Sodium: 539mg, Potassium: 1017mg, Fiber: 10g, Sugar: 15g, Vitamin A: 2129IU, Vitamin C: 84mg, Calcium: 200mg, Iron: 6mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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