Lobster Mashed Potatoes are velvety smooth with lumps of lobster, drizzled with melted butter and topped with fresh snipped chives. Simple enough to serve on a weekday, special enough for filet or prime rib.

Lobster Mashed Potatoes

Back when I was doing publicity for my cookbook, I visited Pennsylvania while preparing for my QVC segment. Both times I stayed at the same hotel and both times I ordered filet, lobster mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus with an over-priced glass of Malbec. I still dream about that meal, but mostly I miss those mashed potatoes.

Lobster Mashed Potatoes

It’s been 3 years since I was last in Pennsylvania and it’s 3 year far too long since I had lobster mashed potatoes. So you know I had to make them and I’ll be making them again on New Years Eve.

Lobster Mashed Potatoes ingredients

To make this Lobster Mashed Potatoes you will need:

  • russet potatoes
  • unsalted butter
  • half & half
  • kosher salt
  • white pepper
  • lobster
  • melted salted butter
  • chives

wash russet potatoes or use Yukon Golds

First, scrub 3 pounds russet potatoes well. I’ve recently turned to boiling my potatoes whole with the skin on, for a couple of reasons actually. First, my pot is less of a starchy mess afterwards. And because I’ve found that boiling potatoes whole, with the skin on takes just as much time as is does to peel, chop and boil peeled potatoes.

Once the potatoes are fully cooked and can easily be pierced by a fork, I drain them and allow them to cool until safe to handle. Then I peel off the skin.

add potatoes to a pot with cool water

Place the potatoes into a large stock pot, cover with water by 2-inches, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until a fork pierces easily. About 30 to 40 minutes total.

lobster meat in a bowl

Meanwhile, as far as lobster goes, I purchased frozen lobster meat and simply thawed it (in the package) in a colander under cool water. Feel free to boil your own lobster, but I couldn’t get my hands on any fresh lobster at 7 in the morning when I was at the grocery store. However, there was uncooked lobster tails, but I didn’t want just tail meat either. So you do you.

chopped lobster

With that said, this is 8 ounces of cooked lobster, claws, tail etc. coarsely diced. Refrigerate until ready to use.

cooked potatoes in a pot

drain potatoes

peel potatoes

Once cooked, drain and cool until safe enough to peel.

squeeze potatoes through a ricer

potatoes coming through a ricer

riced potatoes into a pot

Next, for an ultra smooth mashed potatoes, squeeze each potato through a potato ricer and back into the same pot.

add butter

Then add in 8 tablespoons of unsalted butter.

salt and white pepper

add half and half

Season with 2 teaspoons kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon white pepper and pour in 1-1/4 cup half & half. Stir until velvety smooth. 

stir in lobster

Lobster mixed into mashed potatoes

Once smooth and seasoned to taste, stir in the lobster meat and heat on medium-low until hot.

Lobster Mashed Potatoes in serving dish

Serve with 2 tablespoons of melted salted butter over top and top with snipped fresh chives.

TO die for!

Lobster Mashed Potatoes with snipped chives    

Enjoy! And if you give this Lobster Mashed Potatoes recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!

Lobster Mashed Potatoes

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Yield: 8 servings

Lobster Mashed Potatoes

Lobster Mashed Potatoes are velvety smooth with lumps of lobster, drizzled with melted butter and topped with fresh snipped chives. Simple enough to serve on a weekday, classy enough for filet or prime rib.

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds russet potatoes, scrubbed well
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • cup half & half
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 8 ounces diced cooked lobster
  • 2 tablespoons salted butter, melted
  • fresh snipped chives

Instructions 

  • Place the scrubbed potatoes into a large stock pot and fill with water covering the potatoes by 2-inches. Bring to a boil and cook the potatoes until a fork glides effortlessly through the middle. About 30 to 40 minutes.
  • Drain the potatoes into a large colander and when safe to handle, peel the outer skin.
  • Squeeze the potatoes through a potato ricer back into the pot. Add 8 tablespoons of butter, half & half and salt and white pepper. Stir with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until combined.
  • Fold in the lobster meat and once hot, serve with two tablespoons butter melted on top with fresh snipped chives.
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 332kcal, Carbohydrates: 32g, Protein: 10g, Fat: 19g, Saturated Fat: 12g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 87mg, Sodium: 757mg, Potassium: 820mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 574IU, Vitamin C: 10mg, Calcium: 91mg, Iron: 2mg

Lobster Mashed Potatoes with melted butter and snipped chives