Astakos Plaki - Lobster In Tomato Sauce With Saffron Rice Recipe - Cooking Index

Ingredients

• 2 Lobsters - (about 2 lbs each) (live, or recently killed)
• 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 (medium) chopped
• 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