Ingredients
Live lobster
Onion chopped 3tbsp
Garlic chopped 1tsp
Olive oil (evoo) 1/4cup
White wine 1cup
Tomato paste 2tbsp diluted in 1/2cup hot water
Rosemary 1tsp
Thyme 1tsp
Dried spearmint 1tsp
Salt and pepper
Boiling water 1litre (4cups)
Spaghetti 250gr (8oz)
Fresh parsley
Fresh basil
Method
Half the lobster lengths wise and clean the stomach and sand but keep the eggs if it has some, under cold running water
In a big frying pan sauté onion and garlic with olive oil
When onion and garlic is soften place lobster with cut side facing down in the pan. Cook for 3 minutes
Add the wine and boil for a minute, season with salt and pepper
Add the boiling water, rosemary, thyme and spearmint
Dilute the tomato paste in ½ cup of hot water and add to the pan
Boil together another 1 minute and remove the lobster
Add the spaghetti and boil to al dente (according to pasta manufacturing instructions)
Taste for seasoning and bring lobster back to the pan on top of spaghetti for only another half a minute
Serve pasta on a platter, place lobster on top of spaghetti
Sprinkle with fresh parsley and garnish with fresh basil
Enjoy
Recipe Maria-Apanemi fish restaurant, Moutzouna Naxos Island
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