Ingredients
2 lobsters, boiled, cut bit size
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon catsup
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon mint leaves
Butter
Directions
Drop lobsters in boiling water; add salt and heat to boiling point.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Drain, with sharp knife remove soft shell-like covering on underside of tail. Make a deep cut through center of flesh and remove dark vein.
place on broiler rack 6 inches apart, sprinkle melted butter over lobsters to prevent drying.
Broil about 6 minutes.
Cook green part of lobster, catsup and seasoning in hot olive oil 5 minutes; add lobster, heat and serve.
Serves 4.
Notes
This recipe was adapted from one in "The Complete Italian Cook Book: La Cucina" by Rose L. Sorce. It was published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1953. For the entire copyright-free cookbook see www.archive.org.... Image: courtesy of New York Public Library. |