Lobster Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• water
• salt
• 1 (2 pound) lobster
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup cream, or more as needed
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat an oven to 200 degrees f (95 degrees c).
• combine the water with 2 tablespoons salt in a large pot; bring to a boil
• plunge lobster into boiling water, cover the pot, and return the water to a boil. reduce heat to medium-low and cook at a simmer until the lobster becomes bright right, about 10 minutes.
• remove the lobster from the water and set aside to cool.
• when cool enough to handle, clean lobster and pull out tail meat, reserving the tail shell. crack claws and remove the meat.
• chop the tail meat coarsely and reserve with the intact claw meat in a covered dish; keep warm in the preheated oven.
• put about 1 inch of water in the bottom of a saucepan with 1 teaspoon salt; bring to boil.
• add potatoes to the boiling water; top with intact lobster tail shell.
• cover the saucepan and return the water to a boil. reduce heat to medium low and cook at a simmer until the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, 20 to 30 minutes.
• remove lobster shell and discard.
• drain the water from the saucepan.
• reduce the heat to low. gently shake the pan over low heat to dry the potatoes.
• add the butter to the potatoes and mash until no lumps remain.
• add cream until you get your preferred consistency
• fold in reserved chopped lobster meat.
• sprinkle with paprika to serve.