Russy's smoked lobster Mac Mac cheese please

This recipe came to me in a special way. One night at 2am I heard an awful noise that woke me from a deep rem cycle sleep. Now confused and sleep deprived I ventured towards the noise. I soon found my uncle Ray, hammered drunk in the kitchen. Uncle Ray had 9 small batch bourbon's. He was making a ruckus pushing on the fridge door and screaming at the top of his lungs "THE MAC AND CHEESE!"...I said " Ray shut up there's people trying to sleep, and you have to pull the door for it to open" I got uncle Ray his Mac and cheese, but instead of saying thank you he remarked that it would be better with lobster. Sure enough, Ray was right.

Russell G Galloway @Russ22

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Ingredients

1hr 30 min

6 to 8 servings

1/2 cupunsalted butter
1/2 cupall purpose flour
4 cupshalf and half or whole milk, heated
12 ouncesshredded Gruyere cheese
8 ouncesparmesan cheese
1 teaspoonground nutmeg
1 teaspoonsalt
1 teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 poundslobster meat cooked and cut into 1/2 " chunks
1 (16 ounce)box elbow macaroni, cooked according to package
1 1/2 cupsseasoned bread crumbs or crushed Ritz crackers

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Steps

1hr 30 min

1

In a large sauce pan on the stove top over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Remove 2 table spoons of the melted butter into a small bowl and set aside.
2

Whisk the flour in with the remaining butter in the pan on the stove top
3

Reduce the heat and continue stirring constantly for 2 minutes to make roux
4

Stir the hot half and half slowly into the flour mixture. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally
5

Once the milk is thick and smooth, add the Gruyere and parmesan, stir until.cheese melts
6

Stir in the nutmeg, salt, pepper, lobster, and Cooked macaroni. Be sure everything is mixed fully then remove from heat
7

Add the bread crumbs to the small bowl containing 2 tablespoons of melted butter, whisk to combine
8

Preheat smoker to 275°F add maple or apple wood chips
9

Pour the lobster macaroni into a disposable aluminum foil pan
10

Spread the bread crumbs mixture evenly on top, set the pan on the smoker rack
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Smoke for about an hour, until bubbly and lightly browned on top
12

Remove Mac and cheese, let cool slightly, to set, before serving