Description
Make a rich and bright lobster linguine using a simple lemon garlic butter sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb linguine pasta
- 1 lb cooked lobster meat, chopped (tails and claws)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup dry white wine (like Pinot Grigio)
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup heavy cream (optional, for richer sauce)
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Red pepper flakes, to taste
Instructions
- Cook the linguine according to package directions until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water before draining.
- While the pasta cooks, melt the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the minced garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook for about 1 minute until fragrant, do not let the garlic brown.
- Pour in the white wine and let it simmer for 2 minutes, scraping up any bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Stir in the lemon juice and lemon zest. If using, add the heavy cream now. Let the sauce simmer gently for 1 minute.
- Add the chopped lobster meat to the skillet and toss to coat in the sauce. Cook just until the lobster is heated through, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add the drained linguine to the skillet. Toss well to coat the pasta with the sauce.
- Add the reserved pasta water, a few tablespoons at a time, until the sauce emulsifies and coats the pasta nicely.
- Stir in the fresh parsley. Season with salt and pepper to your taste.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- If you are cooking raw lobster tails, steam or boil them first, then remove the meat and add it to the sauce at the end just to warm it.
- For a lighter sauce, skip the heavy cream and use only pasta water for emulsification.
- A dry white wine works best; avoid sweet varieties.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 450
- Fat: 25
- Saturated Fat: 14
- Unsaturated Fat: 11
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 65
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 45
- Cholesterol: 250