🥞 American

Lobster Grits Bowl

Name: Lobster Grits Bowl
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Butter; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 300 g Rice; 100 g Cheddar Cheese; 600 ml Stock or Broth; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika; 2 tails Lobster; 200 g Grits

🥞 American

A one-pot rice dish where lobster perfumes the grains as they cook — weeknight-friendly and endlessly adaptable. Ready in 27 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 17 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Butter2 tbsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Rice300 g
Cheddar Cheese100 g
Stock or Broth600 ml
Smoked Paprika1 tsp
Lobster2 tails
Grits200 g

Optional extras

Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then drain well.
2
Heat the Butter in a wide pot, soften the onion, and bloom the smoked paprika for 30 seconds.
3
Stir in the lobster, then add the rice and turn everything gently through the fragrant oil.
4
Pour in the stock, bring to a boil, then clamp on a lid and cook on the lowest heat for 15 minutes without peeking.
5
Rest off the heat for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and crown with fresh parsley.

Chef's tip

Never lift the lid while the rice steams — trapped steam is doing the work.

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Watch how it's made

Video: My Fried Lobster and Grits w/ a Cajun Butter Garlic Sauce · on YouTube