Recipes For Disaster - Ep 11 - Lobster Mac and Cheese

Recipes For Disaster - Ep 11 - Lobster Mac and Cheese - twitch.tv/cyborgshadow & twitch.tv/themattabase

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
onion powder -- to taste (we're simulating 6 tbsp diced white onion)
1/2 cup flour
8 cups milk
1 cup whipping cream
1/5 cup shredded parmesan
1/2 cup shredded gruyere
24 oz macaroni or shells (we like shells!)
LOBSTER! -- to taste
2 Tbsp butter
salt and pepper to taste

Steps

Noodles:
1. Lightly salt water in a boiling pot.
2. Boil water.
3. Add noodles, stirring occasionally until slightly soft but slightly chewy.
4. Drain.

Lobster:

Pre-Cook -- place fresh lobster in the freezer about 20 minutes before prep. This will freeze the lobster in a nice sleep death.

1. Add 1Tbsp salt per quart of water in a large boiling pot until the pot has about 1.5-2 inches of water in the base.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Add lobster, face down, rubber bands removed.
4. Steam for 20-25 minutes for a 2.5+ lb lobster (9-12 minutes for a 1lb lobster if you have small buddies.)

Sauce:
1. Melt butter in a sauce pan
2. Add Onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes
3. Add flour, making a roux, cook until lightly golden in color
4. Add Milk, stirring constantly. It's best to do this in 2-3 increments. Don't add all the milk at once as you might drop the temperature too much, which changes the flavor.
5. Add whipping cream and reduce.
6. Salt and pepper to taste.
7. Add 1/5 cup Parmesan and 1/4 cup gruyere to 8 cups of sauce.
8. Heat until melted.


Put it all together and serve!