Name: Lobster Mac and Cheese Recipe
Yield: 4 main dish servings
Ingredients: Lobster meat, 1/2 - 3/4 pound; 1/2 stick butter for white sauce; Approx. 1/4 cup flour for white sauce; 1/2 to 3/4 cup milk; 3/4 cup grated cheeses. It's amazing what a difference a smoked cheese makes here - something about the combination with the lobster flavor is exactly right. It could overpower though, so only make it about 1/4 of the total amount of cheese you use. For this I used a smoked mozzarella, but smoked go; Freshly grated nutmeg

Why it works: Lobster and sauce are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,095 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Lobster Mac and Cheese Recipe

4 main dish servings

Ingredients

Lobster meat, 1/2 - 3/4 pound
1/2 stick butter for white sauce
Approx. 1/4 cup flour for white sauce
1/2 to 3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup grated cheeses. It's amazing what a difference a smoked cheese makes here - something about the combination with the lobster flavor is exactly right. It could overpower though, so only make it about 1/4 of the total amount of cheese you use. For this I used a smoked mozzarella, but smoked go
Freshly grated nutmeg

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1225Calories

76 gProtein

52 gFat

111 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Provolone Cheese	1 oz (28g)	100
Shrimp	100g cooked	99
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Meat	not in our table	0
Sauce	not in our table	0
Gouda	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Lobster + saucetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,095 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Flour + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,623 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Milk + cheesetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,426 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the nutmeg

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lobster, meat, butter, sauce, flour, milk, cheese):

Capersfits about as well
Nutmegthe original
Tarragonfits less well
Thymefits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against lobster, meat, butter, sauce, flour, milk, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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