Nonna Dorotea Cristino’s Lobster Oreganata

Astice Gratinato al Forno

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Preparation info
  • Yield:

    2 to 4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      55 min

Appears in
Cooking with Nonna: A Year of Italian Holidays

By Rossella Rago

Published 2018

  • About

This easy yet impressive lobster dish is a great way to make your guests feel special on Christmas. Nonna Dorotea learned this recipe from her husband, Leonardo, who worked in an Italian-American restaurant while he was growing up in Brooklyn. “I had just come to America and this was a very popular dish in all the restaurants at the time. I remember the first time Lenny showed me how to split the lobster because I had never done it before,