George and Ioli love Greek Cuisine…… and what isn’t there to like when you have so many choices? Although home cooking is a must for their family dinners, work obligations mean they often eat out. Their top choice is one of the taverns by the sea side with fresh fish, while their favourite dish is definitely Lobster Pasta with White Sauce.
And because they like to share… here’s the recipe from one of Greece’s most famous gourmet chefs, Lefteris Lazarou, translated into English just for you:
Ingredients:
1.5 kg lobster
1 packet spaghetti or similar pasta
200ml olive oil
200ml white wine
1 garlic clove finely chopped
100g chopped parsley
90ml fish stock (you can use warm water instead of fish stock)
Ground chilli peppers
Salt & Pepper
Chopped parsley to garnish
Instructions:
Step 1
Split the lobster in half along it’s length, from head to tail
Step 2
In a pan, warm half amount of the olive oil
Step 3
Add the chopped garlic, parsley and fish stock
Step 4
Add salt, simmer for 2 minutes and withdraw from heat
Step 5
Boil the pasta al dente according to packet instructions
Step 6
In a frying pan warm the rest of the oil and add the wine
Step 7
Place the lobster, belly down, in the warm oil (careful not to over heat the oil)
Step 8
Season with salt and pepper and gradually add 2/3 of the garlic, parsley and broth mixture
Step 9
Bring to a simmer and remove from heat
Step 10
In the remaining 1/3 mixture of garlic, parsley and broth add the ground chilli and pour over the cooked pasta
Step 11
Serve in dish, pasta and one portion of lobster. Sprinkle over fresh parsley.
Step 12
Enjoy! Kali Orexi!