Restaurant Recipes
Jack Fry's Lobster Campanelle
Yield: 4 generous servings
Ingredients
Campanelle
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 pounds lobster meat
- 1 cup herb oil (recipe follows)
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic (about 4 cloves)
- 1 jalapeno pepper, sliced into rounds or minced
- 1/3 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, cut into thin strips
- 1/3 cup pitted imported olives
- 1 pound blanched broccoli raab
- 4 strips cooked bacon, crumbled
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 pounds campanelle pasta, or fettuccini if preferred
- 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped into 1/4-inch squares (see note)
- Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, for garnish
Herb Oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary, minced
- 1 cup olive oil
Instructions
Campanelle
- Place a colander in the sink and ready a large bowl of ice water.
- Bring 2 to 3 quarts of water with 2 teaspoons salt to a rolling boil in a large pot set over medium-high heat. Add lobster and cook only 3 minutes. Immediately drain lobster in the colander and plunge into the ice water (this stops the lobster from overcooking). Set aside.
- Heat a large, heavy-bottomed sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 cup Herb Oil, onions, garlic and jalapenos. Cook until onions turn opaque and have brown edges, 3 to 5 minutes. Add sun-dried tomatoes, olives, broccoli raab, bacon and salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat to medium or medium-low and cook until all is heated thoroughly, about 5 minutes. Add lobster and cook over low heat until meat is warmed. Be careful not to overcook.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and toss pasta with remaining 1/2 cup Herb Oil. Add lobster mixture, tomatoes and more salt and pepper if desired. Garnish with Parmigiano-Reggiano.
- To peel and seed tomatoes: Bring a large pot of water to boil. Drop in tomatoes and cook 1 minute. Rinse thoroughly under cold tap water, or in ice water. Remove cores. Skin will peel off easily. Halve tomatoes horizontally, so the interior looks like a wagon wheel. With your fingers, scoop the seeds from each exposed pocket of juice.
Herb Oil
- Melt butter in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Add shallots and cook until pieces are very fragrant and limp, about 3 minutes.
- Combine shallots with rosemary and olive oil. Let sit overnight.
Notes
Campanelle is a dry pasta, shaped like 1-inch or so curls (similar to Bugles snacks).
Broccoli raab is a leafy, green plant that looks like a cross between Swiss chard and broccoli. It has large leaves and small broccoli florets.
Attribution
Jack Fry's, Louisville, Kentucky