Lobster Alla Piastra Recipe

A piastra is a heavy cast-iron pan or griddle that can be heated to about 400 degrees. It is a perfect medium for cooking seafood — especially shrimp, calamari and lobster. It makes cooking lobster, in particular, easy and fun and the results are outstanding. The trick is first to poach the lobster for five minutes. Then it can sit in the fridge for up to twenty-four hours. The hardest part is splitting the lobster — it takes a sure hand. The instructions are precise and simple, but bold. The piastra sears the lobster flesh so that it becomes crispy and sweet at the same time.