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Thursday, November 22, 2007

 

Lobsters Skewers - Antipasto

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In a little bit it is Christmas and it is necessary to think about the Christmas Eve menu and the Christmas menu. In my family the Christmas Eve menu is traditionally a fish based menu and the Italian recipe presented below should be a delicious appetizer served on the Christmas Eve table. It is a simple recipe to realize, you need only fresh big lobsters and some tomato cherry and moreover it is also a fast dish to prepare ineede you need only 20 minutes: 10 minutes to prepare the skewers, 5 minutes to cook the lobsters and 5 minutes to cook the tomato cherries.

INGREDIENTS (for 4 people):
8 Big Norway lobsters
10 Tomato Cherries
5 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
1 / 2 Juice lemon
Salt
Black pepper

PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes

COOKING TIME: 10 minutes

WINE: Verdicchio di Matelica Doc (White Wine)

PREPARATION
Clean and shell the lobsters,

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conserve the claws to flavour the skewers of lobsters. Now spears 4 lobsters in 2 big toothpicks like in the picture presented below. Now place the skewer with the claws in a non-stick pan and let it cook for about 5 minutes or until it becomes brown on both surface.
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In the meantime prepare a sauce with extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, salt and black pepper.

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Then clean and cut in half the tomato cherries. When the lobsters are cooked remove them from the pan and add the tomato cherry for about 2 – 3 minutes.
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Serve hot. This is the result:

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BUON APPETITO!

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