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Brown Butter Lobster, Bacon + Crispy Kale and Fontina Pasta
If you are looking for a quick fix then this is fish your dish, it's totally amazing.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 55 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 35 min👤 Tieghan Gerard📖 halfbakedharvest
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●baking sheet
- ●bowl
- ●oven
- ●pan
- ●skillet
- ●knife
- ●cutting board
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, add kale, olive oil, parmesan cheese, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Toss to coat with your hands and massage kale for about ⏱️ 1 minute. Spread on a baking sheet and bake for ⏱️ 15-18 minutes, tossing 1-2 times while cooking, until crispy. Remove and set aside.
olive oil2 tablespoonparmesan cheese2 tablespoonsteaspoon salt1/4teaspoon pepper1/4
2
Bring pasta water to a boil and prepare pasta according to directions.
3
While the kale is cooking and the water comes to a boil start working on the bacon. Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until the fat has rendered and the bacon is crispy, about ⏱️ 7 minutes. Remove bacon from pan and set aside on paper towels to drain. Once cooled, crumble. Drain all but 1 tablespoon of bacon fat.
4
To prepare the lobster, lay the lobster tails flat on a cutting board with the shell side facing upward. Using a very sharp, large knife, cut the tail in half lengthwise and slice all the way through the shell. Season the meat side lightly with salt and pepper.
lobster tails (4-8)4 ounce
5
Bring the skillet used for bacon back to medium-high heat. Once it’s hot, add 1 tablespoon butter and swirl to coat. Place the lobster tails meat-side down in the pan and sear for ⏱️ 5 minutes or until the shells turn bright red. Remove tails from the pan and set aside.
butter (divided)6 tablespoonlobster tails (4-8)4 ounce
6
To the same skillet add another tablespoon of butter. Add the garlic and cook for ⏱️ 30 seconds, add the pasta, crushed red pepper, cayenne and a pinch of salt and pepper. Toss well and cook for ⏱️ 2 minutes, just until the pasta is hot. Once the pasta is hot add the tomatoes and cubed fontina cheese. Then remove the pasta from the heat, drizzle with lemon juice and toss well. Add in the crispy kale.
butter (divided)6 tablespoongarlic (minced or grated)2 cloveslemon (juiced)1/2
7
In a separate small skillet melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat until just browned. Butter will melt, foam and froth, then begin to brown along the bottom. Whisk browned bits off of the bottom of the pan.
butter (divided)6 tablespoon
8
Pop the lobster meat out of the shells and divide the pasta among plates or bowls. Top each plate with lobster meat and a sprinkle of chopped basil. Drizzle with browned butter and top with the crumbled bacon.
butter (divided)6 tablespoon
Nutrition Facts
calories
425 kcal
fat Content
36 g
serving Size
4 g
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
4 g
sodium Content
645 mg
protein Content
23 g
cholesterol Content
86 mg
carbohydrate Content
62 g
saturated Fat Content
17 g
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