Post your Lobster cooking methods

[HomeBrewerDude]

What's the best way to cook them?


Steam?

Boiled?

Grilled?

UPDATE:

had a total of 8 (1 1/8 #) lobsters and some steaks too.

I prefered the steamed but grilled was tasty too.

surf and turf

 

[brtspears2]

Steamed, then stir fry with lots green onions and ginger. Cut up the lobster into pieces first. Add chicken broth while frying, starch to thicken for a nice sauce.

Also works great on crab. I never dunk my crab or lobster in butter if cooked in this manner. There is plenty of flavor already and it is plenty moist.

 

[imported_Tomato]

Steam, saturate with butter.

Mmm, butter.

 

[MrDingleDangle]

mmmm grilled

growing up my father wouldnt cook the lobsters till everyone in the family named theirs and then he would race them around the floor...while grilling he would call me over and tell me "bob" or whoever was waving to me, while they cooked on the grill

that might explain how i turned out

 

[ElFenix]

grilled, with some mesquite chips mixed in with the coals

you have to split them in half to do this

 

[sygyzy]

Get about 50 sticks of butter and melt it over low heat in a large stock pot, stirring constantly.

Drop in 25 cloves of garlic. Then boil the lobsters in it.

 

[yukichigai]

I would say steamed or boiled, depending on what kind of kitchen stuff you have. There are several "Lobster Boil" seasonings which you can purchase from the grocery store that are damn tasty. But yes, steaming is the best for lobster, followed by boiling. The lobster is so damn juicy and flavorful then.

If it's frozen I suggest grilling and broiling. Boiling and steaming doesn't seem to take out the flavor evidence of it being frozen, but grilling and broiling does.

 

[Jzero]

Steamed with beer, vinegar and lots of old bay in a big pot with corn and potatoes.
Or does that only work with crabs?

I guess anything steamed in beer and old bay is good when you get right down to it. I think I'll start cooking everything that way.

 

[Anubis]

steamed

get a big pot, 3 gallon or bigger
fill with 1-2 inches of SALT WATER
Boil
toss in lobsters alive
cook 10-15 min or untill the shell is that bright red color
serve with some melted butter

this will help you

http://www.lobsters-online.com/docs/recipes.htm

 

[maziwanka]

man. this thread is making me really hungry

 

[yukichigai]

Recipies for crab do not translate well to lobster, except for the most basic.

Someone posted a garlic/butter boil recipie. That's damn tasty actually, works well. I do find you get more flavor if you chop the garlic first though. And use a lot of garlic. Unlike cooking garlic in other ways boiling garlic "blanches" it, making it about as flavorless as celery by the time you're done. Water mixed with heat seems to break down the flavor esters in garlic. If you can, go to Costco and buy the giant tub of Christopher Ranch garlic, then use like half of that in the boil.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Sounds like steaming maybe the way to go... I don't know how many are will arrive, but if there are a few extra I might try grilling one or two.

 

[CPA]

Are these fresh lobster, live?


I love lobster, I just don't know if I could cook a live one. I know it's the prefered way and I have absolutely no problem if someone does it, I just don't know if I could.

 

[pmoa]

i am from Maine....brunswick in fact....WE do a lot of baking of lobsters. You cut open the tail....split it down the middle and put your fave stuffing in it and then bake it at 375. Then you can dunk in butter all you like

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: CPA
Are these fresh lobster, live?


I love lobster, I just don't know if I could cook a live one. I know it's the prefered way and I have absolutely no problem if someone does it, I just don't know if I could.

Fresh, live. shipped from Maine, courtesy of my sister, and mother, who will be driving in for a quick visit tonight. The lobsters are supposed to arrive tommorrow, and we will eat them tomorrow night.

 

[Encryptic]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
What's the best way to cook them?


Steam?

Boiled?

Grilled?

Hit up Yukichigai for some garlic.

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[Rudee]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Get about 50 sticks of butter and melt it over low heat in a large stock pot, stirring constantly.

Drop in 25 cloves of garlic. Then boil the lobsters in it.

Yeah, that makes sense. Spend more money on the 50 sticks of butter and garlic than you do on the lobster itself. Not to mention that you don't bring butter to a boil without it quickly burning. :roll: Worst recipe ever!

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: Rudee

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Get about 50 sticks of butter and melt it over low heat in a large stock pot, stirring constantly.

Drop in 25 cloves of garlic. Then boil the lobsters in it.

Yeah, that makes sense. Spend more money on the 50 sticks of butter and garlic than you do on the lobster itself. :roll: Worst recipe ever!

A 1 pound jug of garlic costs about $4 from Costco. It actually costs less there than the 2oz jars cost at the grocery store.

You can also get butter from Costco for cheap. Not that cheap, but cheap.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: Rudee

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Get about 50 sticks of butter and melt it over low heat in a large stock pot, stirring constantly.

Drop in 25 cloves of garlic. Then boil the lobsters in it.

Yeah, that makes sense. Spend more money on the 50 sticks of butter and garlic than you do on the lobster itself. Not to mention that you don't bring butter to a boil without it quickly burning. :roll: Worst recipe ever!

lol, 12 pounds of butter!

BTW, what was Homer's pet lobster's name?

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
grilled, with some mesquite chips mixed in with the coals

you have to split them in half to do this

Absolutely!

I was all about steamed until I discovered BBQ.

Split them in half. Brush on butter, and sprinkle a little salt and fresh pepper.

Brush olive oil on their claws. That makes the shells very brittle and easy to crack.

BBQ very hot, face down, quickly, to sear in juices. Flip over to finish, brushing on more butter. Doesn't take long. Don't cook all juices out.

 

[sygyzy]

Originally posted by: Rudee

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Get about 50 sticks of butter and melt it over low heat in a large stock pot, stirring constantly.

Drop in 25 cloves of garlic. Then boil the lobsters in it.

Yeah, that makes sense. Spend more money on the 50 sticks of butter and garlic than you do on the lobster itself. Not to mention that you don't bring butter to a boil without it quickly burning. :roll: Worst recipe ever!

Actually that's why you should/could use drawn butter. I am a huge fan of garlic and butter and think that combined with lobster would be great. I don't think anyone has ever done it, ever.

Look at the amounts I suggested. 50 sticks of butter. 25 cloves of garlic. I mean that's alot of butter and garlic. That should have clued you in.

But, if I could afford it, trust me, I'd try it. And joke or not, I bet when you read that, you were thinking "Man that sounds good," along with a bunch of others.

Not until yukichigai posted did I think it could actually be done and work. He seems pretty serious about it.

 

[MillionaireNextDoor]

boil/marinate it in 7-up

 

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: Rudee

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Get about 50 sticks of butter and melt it over low heat in a large stock pot, stirring constantly.

Drop in 25 cloves of garlic. Then boil the lobsters in it.

Yeah, that makes sense. Spend more money on the 50 sticks of butter and garlic than you do on the lobster itself. Not to mention that you don't bring butter to a boil without it quickly burning. :roll: Worst recipe ever!

Actually that's why you should/could use drawn butter. I am a huge fan of garlic and butter and think that combined with lobster would be great. I don't think anyone has ever done it, ever.

Look at the amounts I suggested. 50 sticks of butter. 25 cloves of garlic. I mean that's alot of butter and garlic. That should have clued you in.

But, if I could afford it, trust me, I'd try it. And joke or not, I bet when you read that, you were thinking "Man that sounds good," along with a bunch of others.

Not until yukichigai posted did I think it could actually be done and work. He seems pretty serious about it.

If I boil a hardboied egg in butter, then peel it, the egg will not taste a lot like butter because of it's protective coating. Same thing with the lobster. A lot of the flavor of the garlic and the butter won't penetrate the shell enought to make it worthwile. Better to cook it in water, break the lobster open, and use a fork to dip the lobster mean in the butter in garlic. I guarantee you it will be much more flavorful doing it directly than cooking it in butter. Think about it.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

update in OP

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: CPA
Are these fresh lobster, live?


I love lobster, I just don't know if I could cook a live one. I know it's the prefered way and I have absolutely no problem if someone does it, I just don't know if I could.

just stab it in the brain before.