| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 40 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 gallon water
- Pinch sea salt
- 1 bunch fresh parsley
- 4 bay leaves
- 1/4 cup whole black peppercorns
- 4 (1 1/2 pound) whole lobsters or equivalent amount of lobster tails
- 1 pound melted butter
Instructions
- Boil the water in a large pot with a lid and add salt, parsley, bay leaves and peppercorns. Place the lobsters into the boiling water, making sure you leave the rubber bands on the claws (to avoid being pinched). Boil covered for about 15 minutes, then remove to a tray. (If using lobster tails only, the cooking time will be less. Boil until the meat is no longer translucent.)
- To shell the lobster, separate the tail from the body by lightly twisting. Remove the claws, and using a lobster cracker or nut cracker, extract the lobster meat and place on a serving platter.
- Put the melted butter in appropriately sized bowls for dipping the lobster pieces and enjoy!
- Note: You can keep the stock from the pot for when you need stock (for soups or other recipes) in the future. Strain, allow to cool, and freeze in labeled containers or plastic bags in 1/2 or 1 cup increments. I actually like to freeze them in ice cubes containers (each cube is about 1/8 of a cup) and then toss them into a labeled plastic bag. (Waste not, want not!)
Reviews
Was exactly what I was looking for!
This was a very good recipe. Make sure to use at least a 6 quart pot for two lobsters. You definitely want to have plenty of hot water going at full boil when you start dropping them in – temp will drop if adding more than 2. I cooked 3 and probably should have used an 8 quart. Also, you should put the herbs into a cheesecloth bag. I did not and the peppercorns got lodged in the tail section which was an unnecessary nuisance when serving. Also be sure to put plenty of bowls out on the table. If you got soft shell lobsters there will be a lot of water trapped between the shell and body which will end up on the plate if you don’t crack them open over the bowls. Enjoy.
It was fast and easy. I made it for my brothers birthday and he loved it.