This decadent pasta dish provides cost-effective luxury: one lobster feeds four people.
Ingredients
- ¾ lb (375 g) fettuccini
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ lb (250 g) oyster mushrooms, sliced (lower stems removed and discarded)
- ½ cup (125 ml) dry white wine
- ½ tsp (2 ml) saffron
- 1 Tbsp (15 ml) chopped fresh tarragon, or 1 tsp (5 ml) dried
- 2 cups (500 ml) whipping cream
- 1½ lb (750 g) cooked lobster, meat removed and thinly sliced
- ½ cup (125 ml) frozen peas
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
How to Make It
- Cook the fettuccini in a large pot of boiling, lightly salted water until just tender.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms are just tender, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the wine, saffron and tarragon and cook until the wine is reduced by half. Add the cream and cook until the sauce is slightly thickened.
- Add the lobster and peas and just heat through, about 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low. When the pasta is cooked, drain well and mix it into the sauce.
- Season with salt and pepper. Divide among heated plates or pasta bowls and sprinkle each serving with green onions.