Spaghettini with Spicy Artichokes, Sweet Garlic and Lobster

Name: Spaghettini with Spicy Artichokes, Sweet Garlic and Lobster
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 baby artichokes, trimmed and quartered; 2 kilograms peeled whole tomatoes, crushed by hand and juices reserved; 1 mediums carrot, finely shredded; 1 Tbsp hot chili flakes; 59 milliliters extra virgin olive oil; 237 milliliters extra virgin olive oil; 1 bunch fresh mint leaves, washed; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tablespoon dried; 14 cloves garlic, peeled; 4 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced; 2 kilograms lobsters; 1 Spanish onion, chopped in 1/4-inch dice; 4 servings Salt to taste; 4 servings Salt and pepper, to taste; 454 grams dry spaghettini; 473 milliliters Cinzano or other sweet white wine

Spaghettini with Spicy Artichokes, Sweet Garlic and Lobster might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 47g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 875 calories. This recipe covers 47% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 55 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet. Head to the store and pick up chili flakes, mint leaves, extra virgin olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the extra virgin olive oil you could follow this main course with the Peach Crisp: Healthy Crisp for Breakfast as a dessert.

Instructions

Prepare Basic Tomato Sauce according to recipe and set aside, keeping sauce at low simmer.

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Tomato Sauce

Sauce

To prepare the artichokes, in a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, combine artichokes, 1 cup oil, mint, chili flakes and 2 thinly-sliced cloves of garlic and place over medium heat until center of pan has reached full simmer. Artichokes should be submerged in oil.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Artichoke

Clove

Garlic

Mint

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat and let cool 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside.

To prepare the sweet garlic, combine 2 tablespoons oil and remaining garlic in a 12 to 14-inch saute pan and cook over high heat until cloves are browned.

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Clove

Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add Cinzano and reduce liquid until syrupy. Set aside.

Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.

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Water

Salt

To prepare the lobster, fill a pot large enough to hold all lobsters 3/4 full with water and bring to a boil. Steam lobsters in water until done, approximately 12 minutes.

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Lobster

Water

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Pot

Remove from heat, let cool slightly and remove all meat from claw and tail.

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Meat

(All of preceding components can be prepared 8 hours in advance and refrigerated.)

In a large saute pan, combine tomato sauce, drained artichokes, sweet garlic and lobster meat and place over medium heat to just warm through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Lobster Meat

Tomato Sauce

Artichoke

Garlic

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Frying Pan

Cook pasta according to package directions, until tender yet all dente, and drain.

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Pasta

Add drained pasta and toss over medium heat to coat, about 30 seconds. Divide into 4 heated bowls and serve immediately.

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Pasta

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Bowl

Wine Recommendation: Marco Felluga, Pinot Grigio, Italy, 1998

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Pinot Grigio

Wine

In a 3-quart saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat.

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Olive Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft and light golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

Add the thyme and carrot and cook 5 minutes more, until the carrot is quite soft.

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Carrot

Thyme

Add the tomatoes and juice and bring to a boil, stirring often. Lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes until as thick as hot cereal. Season with salt and serve. This sauce holds one week in the refrigerator or up to six months in the freezer.

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Sauce

Tomato