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The wonders of macaroni

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Recipe by Keegan Gerhard

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsps rapeseed oil
  • Salt
  • 100g cannolicchi pasta
  • 60ml white wine
  • 60ml seafood stock
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 60g dry porcini mushrooms, re-hydrated in hot water
  • 20g shiitake mushrooms
  • 15-30g unsalted Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter
  • 1 medium shallot, Technique: Dicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even cube-shaped pieces. I know this Teach me, please diced fine
  • 240ml double cream
  • 225g fontina cheese
  • 225g tomme au march du jura cheese
  • 1 dash pepper
  • 1 lobster
  • 50g mini spring greens
  • 6 fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make The wonders of macaroni

1) Bring a large pot of water to a boil with the oil and salt. Add pasta and cook until al dente, about 12 minutes. Pour water off pasta into colander and rinse with cool water.

2) Combine white wine, seafood stock and thyme, reducing in a medium saucepan. Remove thyme and set aside.

3) In medium saucepan, saute porcini and shiitake mushrooms in Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter , until soft. Add shallots and cook until translucent, approximately 2 minutes. Add cream and reduce by half. Add the cheeses and cook until just melted. Combine with other sauce. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.

4) Bring water to boil and add whole lobster for approximately 12 minutes. Then place in ice water to cool. Remove the lobster from the shell.

5) Add the pasta to sauce, toss to coat and plate. Warm lobster tail in oven and Technique: Slicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips. I know this Teach me, please slice over top of pasta. To serve, top with mini spring greens and parsley.