How to Cook and Eat a Lobster

you say summertime I say lobster time at least once every barbecue season you owe it to yourself to beat the restaurant prices and serve lobster to your family and friends in your own backyard Lobster Shack here's how to cook two very different cousins live whole Lobster from the cold waters around Maine and rock lobster tail harvested and then frozen from the warm waters of the tropics the Maine lobsters are sweet and tender and taste and are larger than the rock lobsters ranging from a pound up to three four even five pounds and yes they are alive traditionally the Maine lobster is boiled dropped live into a large pot of heavily salted water when the water comes to a boil cut the rubber band off the lobster claws boiled rubber bands can alter the flavor [Music] cook the lobster for about seven minutes for the first pound and three minutes for each pound after remove them from the pot and submerge that in an ice bath so that they don't overcook and become tough after your lobster is cool enough to handle you can start to take it apart first twist the tail of heart from the body by holding on the back end with one hand and twisting the tail off with the other then twist off the claws there is tender and flaky meat in the claw open with a nutcracker or knife to release the meat we often reserved the claws and make a lobster salad roll for lunch the next day [Music] you [Music] to remove the meat from the tail remove the legs [Music] then with a pair of kitchen shears cut along the underside until the meat is released the spiny lobster otherwise known as the rock lobster is found in warmer water they have our firmer texture and a mild sweet flavour and the outer shell can be dark red and orange above with yellowish abdomens and a colorful fan tail pre-heat your grill to medium-high heat place them on the grill for about 4 minutes and then turn and cook for about 2 minutes longer cooking the tail on all sides who ensure the meat is cooked all the way through then stand on its end and cook for 2 additional minutes to release the meat from its shell cut the tail end off and then with a pair of kitchen shears cut along the underside [Music] for presentation slice the meat on a bias [Music] and fan out on a plate serve with melted butter nothing screams summer louder than a lobster cooked and eaten in a backyard [Music]

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Length: 4min 10sec (250 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 23 2013