Lure some luxury into your kitchen with a big-flavoured recipe for lobster spaghetti.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp
olive oil - 50g/2oz
butter - 2
garlic clove, finely chopped - 2
shallots, finely chopped - 2
lemongrass stalks, finely chopped - 2 green
chillies, finely chopped - 4 kaffir
lime leaves, finely shredded - 200ml/7fl oz
white wine - 400ml/14fl oz
double cream - 2 x 750g/1lb 10oz cooked
lobster, shelled and cut into chunks - 2
limes, juice only - 3 tbsp chopped fresh
coriander - 300g/10oz
spaghetti
Preparation method
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Heat a large frying pan until hot. Add the olive oil and butter and then stir in the garlic, shallots, lemongrass, chillies and shredded lime leaves. Fry for 1-2 minutes.
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Pour in the white wine and cook until the volume of liquid has reduced by half.
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Add the cream and bring to a simmer. Cook until just thickened and then add the lobster. Squeeze in the lime juice and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Finally, stir in the coriander.
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Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti according to packet instructions and then drain. Mix the spaghetti with the lobster sauce until well combined.
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To serve, pile the spaghetti onto plates and finish with another squeeze of lime juice.