Lobster Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons fresh chives
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 6 ounces fresh crabmeat
• 1 1 3/4- to 2-pound live lobster
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ¾ cup celery
• 3 cups water
• + 11 more ingredients
• • ¼ cup Cognac or brandy
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • ¾ cup carrots
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 Turkish bay leaf
  • 12 large shrimp, peeled, deveined, shells reserved
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1 ½ cups grated Fontina cheese
  • 8 ounces shell or gemelli pasta
  • 1 cup onion

Plunge lobster headfirst into pot of boiling water; boil 4 minutes. Using tongs, transfer to cutting board. Cut off tail and claws. Crack tail and claws and remove meat. Cut meat into 1/2-inch pieces. Cut body and shells into 2-inch pieces. Chill meat; reserve shells. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in hea...

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