Pasta with lobster and chiles

Name: Pasta with lobster and chiles
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 8 cloves garlic, cut in half; 4 small chiles, cut in half; 2 lobsters (each about 1½ pounds); 8 bay leaves; ½ cup minced parsley; 1 pound ziti or other pasta; 1 pound ziti or other pasta; ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil; ½ teaspoon minced garlic; Juice of 3 to 4 lemons, or to taste; ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste; Salt

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

An unusual dish, because many seafood sauces for pasta contain tomatoes. Here, we use bay leaves, lemon, garlic, and chiles for flavor. See for more lobster recipes.

Ingredients

2 lobsters (each about 1½ pounds)
8 bay leaves
8

Europe
Italy
Fish course
Pescatarian
Mediterranean
Pasta

Method

Put the lobsters in a pot with the bay leaves, halved garlic, and chiles; add water to cover. Bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and let sit. Bring another pot of water to a boil for the pasta; salt it.
Combine the red pepper flakes, three-quarters of the lemon juice, the minced garlic, and the olive oil in a big bowl. Crack the lobsters and remove their meat