1 tablespoon butter cut into small pieces, to taste
1 teaspoon butter or as needed
3 stalks celery diced
0.3 cup flour all-purpose
0.5 large bell pepper diced green
0.3 teaspoon ground pepper black to taste
2 pounds live maine lobsters cooked coarsely chopped
2 cups milk 2%
0.5 large bell pepper diced red
0.3 teaspoon salt to taste
1 small onion diced sweet
2 teaspoons paprika sweet
Equipment
frying pan
oven
whisk
pot
baking pan
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a large frying pan over medium heat.
Add onion, celery, green pepper, and red pepper; cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large pot over medium-low heat; whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute.
Add milk; cook until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
Stir vegetables and lobster into sauce; season with salt and pepper. Turn mixture into an 8x8-inch baking dish; sprinkle with bread crumbs, dot with butter pieces, and sprinkle with paprika.
Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 30 minutes.
