{"id":247,"date":"2021-11-30T08:12:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T08:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redsauceamerica.com\/blog\/?p=247"},"modified":"2021-10-27T21:13:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T21:13:28","slug":"james-beards-french-style-lobster-fra-diavolo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redsauceamerica.com\/blog\/james-beards-french-style-lobster-fra-diavolo\/","title":{"rendered":"James Beard&#8217;s French-Style Lobster Fra Diavolo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><CENTER><IMG SRC=\"https:\/\/www.redsauceamerica.com\/blog\/blogimages\/2021\/10\/lobster.png\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Lobster Fra Diavolo is a true American invention. That didn&#8217;t stop James Beard from trying to assign as having French origins. <\/p>\n<p>Beard was a noted Francophile, and his interest in giving the French credit for an American dish may have just been his way of adding credibility to it. <\/p>\n<p>Beard&#8217;s recipe was based on his lobster l&#8217;americaine, an French recipe for American lobster. To turn it into fra diavolo, he added a small amount of spice. <\/p>\n<p>The notable differences between Beard&#8217;s recipe and the recipes more commonly part of the red sauce tradition was his interest in serving the dish with rice. Early versions of the dish with Italian immigrant influences served the dish alongside pasta, and then later as a sauce dressing the pasta. <\/p>\n<p>This recipe is adapted from <I><A HREF=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/137\/9780316098687\">American Cookery<\/A><\/I> by James Beard, 1972. <\/p>\n<p>Serve with rice.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p>2 lobsters<br \/>\n2 \u00bd cups canned tomatoes<br \/>\n\u00bd cup oil<br \/>\n4 tbsp chopped parsley<br \/>\n1 \u00bd tsp oregano<br \/>\nPinch of cloves<br \/>\nPinch of mace<br \/>\n1 onion, chopped<br \/>\n1 clove garlic<br \/>\n\u00bd cup cognac<\/p>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<p>Slice lobsters lengthwise.<br \/>\nBroil.<br \/>\nHeat oil.<br \/>\nSear lobster meat, in shell, in oil.<br \/>\nLower heat.<br \/>\nSimmer 10 minutes.<br \/>\nAdd tomatoes, herbs, spices, garlic, onion, and cover.<br \/>\nSimmer 15 minutes.<br \/>\nPlate the lobster around rice.<br \/>\nFlamb\u00e9 with cognac.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><CENTER><IMG SRC=\"https:\/\/www.redsauceamerica.com\/blog\/blogimages\/2021\/10\/lobster.png\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Lobster Fra Diavolo is a true American invention. 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