Traditional Boiled Lobster Recipes

BOILED LOBSTERS

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There is truly no more magnificent feast than a lobster dinner, whether it's eaten at a lobster pound picnic table or on your very own deck. At Thurston's Pound in Bernard, Maine, you choose your lobsters from the tanks near the order window, and then they're boiled in clean seawater in a large propane-fired cooker. To replicate this at home, just be sure to add enough salt to the water to create the right balance of ocean-briny flavor. A mere swipe through melted butter, a squirt of lemon and that's all anyone needs. Heaven!

Provided by Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

2 or 3 tablespoons salt
4 live lobsters (about 1 1/2 pounds each)
1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter
Lemon wedges

Steps:

Fill a large stockpot about half full of water. Add the salt and bring to a boil. When the water has come to a rolling boil, plunge the lobsters headfirst into the pot. Clamp the lid back on tightly and return the water to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and cook the lobsters for 12 to 18 minutes (hard-shell lobsters will take the longer time), until the shells turn bright red and the tail meat is firm and opaque when checked.
Lift the lobsters out of the water with tongs and drain in a colander. Place underside up on a work surface and, grasping firmly, split the tails lengthwise with a large knife. Drain off the excess liquid. Serve with melted butter and lemon wedges.

BOILED LOBSTER

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I learned this style of cooking from my mother-in-law. This recipe will work with crawfish or shrimp. You can add as many lobsters as you want, but cook no more than two at a time.

Provided by Venita Johnson

Categories Seafood Shellfish Lobster

Time 45m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

3 gallons water
2 large onions, quartered
10 cloves garlic, peeled and cut in half
2 lemons, quartered
2 oranges, quartered
5 stalks celery, quartered
4 tablespoons black pepper
4 tablespoons seasoned salt
6 fresh jalapeno peppers
2 fresh live lobsters

Steps:

Pour the water into a large pot and add the onions, garlic, lemons, oranges, celery, black pepper, seasoned salt and jalapeno peppers. Bring to a full rolling boil and boil for 20 minutes.
Add the lobsters and place a lid over the pot. Boil for 15 minutes (depending on the size of your lobsters). Remove the lobsters from the pot, and place in a colander under cool running water to stop the cooking. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 793.1 calories, Carbohydrate 77 g, Cholesterol 382.7 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 18.5 g, Protein 117.7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 7793.5 mg, Sugar 25.3 g

HOW TO BOIL AND EAT LOBSTER

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Learn how to cook lobster with our comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide. Tips for buying, storing, boiling, and eating fresh lobster at home.

Provided by Elise Bauer

Categories How To Lobster New England Seafood Shellfish

Time 17m

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

Live lobsters, 1 per person
A large pot of salted water
Butter
Bread for dipping into the lobster-infused butter (optional)

Steps:

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil: Fill a large pot 3/4 full of water. Add a tablespoon of salt for every quart of water. The water should be salty like sea water (in fact you can use clean sea water if you have it). Bring the water to a rapid boil.
Remove the lobsters from pot to drain: Remove the lobsters from the pot with tongs and place on a plate to drain and cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 106 kcal, Carbohydrate 0 g, Cholesterol 84 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 1084 mg, Sugar 0 g, Fat 8 g, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

EASY BROILED LOBSTER TAILS

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This recipe is great for those little frozen lobster tails and when you only have a few minutes. The olive oil makes the lobster moister and the lemon pepper gives it a good flavor.

Provided by BEACH1990

Categories Seafood Shellfish Lobster

Time 20m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

2 (6 ounce) frozen lobster tails
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning

Steps:

Preheat the oven's broiler.
Thaw the lobster tails partially and use kitchen scissors to cut the shells open lengthwise down the back. Brush the exposed meat with olive oil and season with lemon pepper. Place on a broiler pan with the opening facing upwards.
Broil the tails about 6 inches from the heat source until they are opaque and slightly browned at the edges, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 213.9 calories, Carbohydrate 1.1 g, Cholesterol 161.5 mg, Fat 8.3 g, Protein 32 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 734.2 mg, Sugar 0.1 g

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