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Cooking
Your Rhode Island Lobster
The most
popular ways to cook a whole lobster are boiling or steaming.
These methods allow lobster to retain the most juices,
with the most tender meat.
Lobster
claws are banded when you purchase your lobster.
Remove the bands carefully by scissor just before you
cook it. Bring
about 4 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot.
Hold the lobster by the tail and plunge it, headfirst,
into the pot of boiling water.
Cover the pot and boil the lobster for 10 minutes for the
fist pound and 3 more minutes of each additional pound.
To tell if
you lobster is done, wait for the lobster to come to the top of
the water and float, or pull the lobster from the water wand
shake it. If the
tentacles separate from the lead it is done.
To steam a
lobster, set a rake or steamer basket in the bottom of a large
covered kettle or pan. Pour
in 1 ½ inches of water and bring to a boil.
Add the live lobster, cover tightly and steam for 13
minutes for the first pound and 3 more minutes for each
additional pound.
To roast
your lobster, place on a large jelly roll pan and brush with
oil. Bake at 450°
for 15 to 20 minutes.
To grill a
lobster, add the lobster to your grill.
Place live lobsters on the grill, backside down, close
the grill lid and grill over the high heat (400° to 500°) for
15 to 20 minutes or until done.
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