Boyfriend and I decided we'd stay in a few weekends ago. When we first started dating, I told him I'd make him lobster mac and cheese one day, so he was excited when I suggested making it for our date night in. (It was also on my 52 weeks of new foods list for 2012, so I was happy to make progress on that!) $75 in cheese and lobster later (WTF!! So much for saving some money by staying in!), I was on my way. I used Ina Garten's recipe and damn her! She made the recipe look so simple on her show! The recipe itself came out well: the sauce was creamy, the textures were on point, but the Gruyere cheese really was disgusting in the dish. It was more nutty than cheesy if that makes sense. If I were to recreate this recipe, I'd use a sharp cheddar only and really try a more classic version of the sauce before adding the lobster. You also don't really need as much lobster as she recommends.
Two things that did work really well were that I steamed the lobster (which kept it fresh and in tact) and also soaked my bread crumbs in 2T of melted butter with one garlic clove. That really amped the flavor.
Will I try this again? Sure. Anytime soon? Negative. I'll stick to my Velveeta thankyouverymuch.
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