Astakos Plaki - Lobster In Tomato Sauce Recipe - Cooking Index

Ingredients

• 2 Lobsters* - (about 2 lbs each)
• 25 Saffron strands - soaked in 1/4 cup / 59ml Hot water
• 1/4 lb / 113g / 4oz Finely chopped onion
• 1 lb / 454g / 16oz Leek; washed - finely chopped (medium)
• 8 tablespoons / 120ml Fruity olive oil
• 3 Garlic cloves - minced
• 1 lb / 454g / 16oz Tomatoes; skinned - seeded, and finely chopped
• 4 Sun-dried tomatoes - (in oil), pounded to a paste
• 1/2 cup / 118ml White wine
• 1/4 cup / 59ml Orange juice
• 1 Bay leaf
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 cup / 73g / 2.6oz Finely chopped fennel
• 1/2 cup / 46g / 1.6oz Minced flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon / 15ml Finely chopped fresh mint