Lobster Mashed Potatoes

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I had this amazing dish at a lovely Pacific Northwest steakhouse and I knew I had to figure out how to make this special treat. These potatoes were so delicious, I could have skipped the steak entirely. This is my take on this rich and decadent side dish. This has become one of our traditions on Valentine’s Day with a fabulous tenderloin steak. YUMMY! This would work well with your own mashed potato recipe instead of the basic mashed potato recipe listed here. You could certainly do this recipe with lobster tails instead of the whole lobster. You could even use precooked lobster ignoring the lobster cooking instructions. It looks like it is time consuming, but it is so easy and worth the effort for a special meal.

Ingredients

  • water
  • salt
  • 1 (2 pound) lobster
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ½ cup cream, or more as needed
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
  2. Cook lobster: Combine water and salt in a large pot; bring to a boil. Plunge lobster into boiling water
  3. cover the pot
  4. and return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook at a simmer until lobster turns bright red
  5. about 10 minutes. Remove lobster from water and set aside to cool.
  6. When cool enough to handle
  7. clean lobster and pull out tail meat
  8. reserving the tail shell. Crack claws and remove meat. Chop tail meat coarsely and reserve with the intact claw meat in a covered dish; keep warm in the preheated oven.
  9. Make potatoes: Add potatoes to a large saucepan and cover with water by 1 inch. Add salt; bring to a boil. Lay intact lobster tail shell over potatoes
  10. then reduce heat to medium-low
  11. cover
  12. and cook at a simmer until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork
  13. 20 to 30 minutes.
  14. Remove lobster shell and discard. Drain water from the saucepan. Reduce heat to low. Gently shake the pan over low heat to dry potatoes. Mash butter into potatoes until no lumps remain. Add cream until desired consistency is reached.
  15. Fold warm lobster meat into potatoes. Sprinkle with paprika to serve.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 4

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