Maine lobster
Summary
Yield
Source North American recipes
Prep time 20 minutes Recipes Entrée Dinner Main meal United States Steam North America New England Maine Fish & seafood Boil America
Description
A medium sized lobster, steamed or boiled just out of the water makes an indescribable meal. Lobster has a very special, slightly sweet taste and a succulent texture, being juicy and tender, yet firm.
Ingredients
1 Maine lobster (1 1/2 lb weight, live) lemon wedges unsalted butter
Instructions
Boiled lobster the Maine way
- Fill the kettle with enough water to cover the lobster -or lobsters.
- Add 1 tsp salt for every quart of water -1 tsp salt for every liter of water.
- Cover and bring to a boil.
- Drop the lobster, head first, into the kettle and cover again.
- Count 12 minutes from the moment the water boils again.
Steamed lobster Maine style
- Line the kettle with seaweed -about ½ lb.
- Place your steamer tray.
- Add enough water and bring to a boil.
- Add lobster, or lobsters, and cover.
- Steam for 15 minutes. Discard seaweed before serving.
Garnish and serve
- Best served right away or still warm.
- Separate the tail from the body with the help of a sharp knife. Pull the claws and crack them to be able to pull the meat out.
- Garnish with lemon wedges and melted butter. If eating the lobster cold, serve mayonnaise on the side.
Notes
A fresh lobster this size doesn't need anything more than melted butter on the side. Fancy sauces and other elegant lobster dishes were designed for larger lobsters as their meat is not so fine.
For more people, you will need 1 lobster per person - 1½ lb each one. Follow the same procedure, adding water and salt as required.
Some foodies maintain lobster should be boiled in sea water,
If you are going to eat the lobster cold, let it cool down in the cooking liquid.
1
live Maine lobster 700 g
lemon wedges
unsalted butter, melted, or mayonnaise
Serving size: 1 lobster
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
The following ingredients were not linked to the ingredient database and were not included in the nutrition information:
unsalted butter, melted or mayonnaise
lemon wedges
Amount Per Serving
Calories
135.00
Calories From Fat (9%)
12.82
% Daily Value
Total Fat 1.35g
2%
Saturated Fat 0.27g
1%
Cholesterol 142.50mg
48%
Sodium 444.00mg
19%
Potassium 412.50mg
12%
Carbohydrates 0.75g
0%
Dietary Fiber 0.00g
0%
Sugar 0.00g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 0.75g
Protein 28.20g
56%
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Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Source | North American recipes |
| Prep time | 20 minutes |
| Recipes | Entrée Dinner Main meal United States Steam North America New England Maine Fish & seafood Boil America |
Description
A medium sized lobster, steamed or boiled just out of the water makes an indescribable meal. Lobster has a very special, slightly sweet taste and a succulent texture, being juicy and tender, yet firm.
Ingredients
| 1 | Maine lobster (1 1/2 lb weight, live) | |
| lemon wedges | ||
| unsalted butter |
Instructions
Boiled lobster the Maine way
- Fill the kettle with enough water to cover the lobster -or lobsters.
- Add 1 tsp salt for every quart of water -1 tsp salt for every liter of water.
- Cover and bring to a boil.
- Drop the lobster, head first, into the kettle and cover again.
- Count 12 minutes from the moment the water boils again.
Steamed lobster Maine style
- Line the kettle with seaweed -about ½ lb.
- Place your steamer tray.
- Add enough water and bring to a boil.
- Add lobster, or lobsters, and cover.
- Steam for 15 minutes. Discard seaweed before serving.
Garnish and serve
- Best served right away or still warm.
- Separate the tail from the body with the help of a sharp knife. Pull the claws and crack them to be able to pull the meat out.
- Garnish with lemon wedges and melted butter. If eating the lobster cold, serve mayonnaise on the side.
Notes
A fresh lobster this size doesn't need anything more than melted butter on the side. Fancy sauces and other elegant lobster dishes were designed for larger lobsters as their meat is not so fine.
For more people, you will need 1 lobster per person - 1½ lb each one. Follow the same procedure, adding water and salt as required.
Some foodies maintain lobster should be boiled in sea water,
If you are going to eat the lobster cold, let it cool down in the cooking liquid.
Serving size: 1 lobster Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet. Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. The following ingredients were not linked to the ingredient database and were not included in the nutrition information: |
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If you visit Maine, especially the coast, don't miss lobster. In fact lobster, and all seafood could not come any fresher. Fishing is one of the principal activities in Maine and fishing boats dot the ports and harbors of most small coastal towns.
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