6 Minute Instant Pot Lobster Risotto
6 Minute Instant Pot Lobster Risotto ~ a luxuriously creamy risotto enriched with brandy, mascarpone cheese, and browned butter, all made in just a few minutes, right in the Instant Pot (you have one, right?)
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 lobster tails, about 4 ounces, more or less
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large shallot, peeled and minced
- 1 leek, sliced and rinsed well to remove grit
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup arborio rice (be sure to use Arborio)
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 2 cups fish stock (I used Swanson)
- 3 Tbsp mascarpone cheese
- salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
- fresh thyme leaves or snipped chives for garnish
browned butter (optional)
- 6 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and boil the lobster tails for about 7 minutes, or just until the shells turn bright red and the tails curl. Let the tails cool slightly and then use kitchen shears to cut lengthwise along the back of the shell. Crack it open and pry out the meat. Give the meat a rough chop and set aside.
- Add the 1 Tbsp butter and olive oil to the Instant Pot and push 'Saute'. Saute the shallots and leeks for a minute or two, then add the garlic and cook for another minute.
- Add the rice and stir well. Add the brandy and let it absorb for a few seconds. Add the fish stock and give everything a stir.
- Put the lid on, lock, and set the pressure release valve to 'sealed'. Press 'pressure cook' and set the timer for 6 minutes.
- When the timer beeps, release the pressure and open the pot. Stir in the cheese and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve in shallow bowls topped with the lobster and drizzled with browned butter. Garnish with fresh thyme or chives.
- To make browned butter, heat the butter, stirring constantly, in a skillet over medium heat. It will melt, and then foam up. After the foaming subsides the little specks of milk solids in the butter will start to turn brown. Keep stirring or swirling the butter until it is a nice deep brown. Be careful not to take it too far or it will burn.
Notes
- Because it's mid February and Valentine's Day is around the corner I pulled out all the stops with this risotto. But you can simplify if you like. Use other shellfish like scallops or shrimp in place of the hard to source lobster.
- No fish stock? Use chicken.
- Don't try to substitute another variety of rice for risotto ~ arborio rice is a starchy, short grain rice that cooks up firm and creamy ~ just what you want in risotto.
- Out of mascarpone cheese? Make your own!
Nutrition
Calories: 571 kcal · Carbohydrates: 45 g · Protein: 13 g · Fat: 30 g · Saturated Fat: 17 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 8 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 104 mg · Sodium: 692 mg · Potassium: 283 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 2 g · Vitamin A: 1147 IU · Vitamin C: 4 mg · Calcium: 106 mg · Iron: 3 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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