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Broiled Lobster Instructions

How to Broil Lobster

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With just a little prep at the beginning to break down your whole lobster, broiling lobster is fast and easy method to cook lobster.

  • Total Time: 20
  • Yield: 4

Ingredients

Scale
  • 4 Live Whole Lobsters from 1.5 to 2 lbs. 
  • Fresh Lemon
  • Butter or Olive Oil
  • Favorite rub or spice blend

Instructions

  1. Break Down the Lobster. After humanely dispatching your lobster, lay it on its back. With a very sharp knife starting at the head, cut through the entire length of the body and tail, splitting it in half.
  2. Prep Your Meat. Now that the flesh is exposed and you’re left with two halves, you can remove the black roe and tomalley. This is the greenish intestinal tract. Rinse both halves of the lobster and then thoroughly pat them dry.
  3. Roast the Claws. To allow the claw meat to roast evenly and make the shell easy to remove once cooked, use a mallet to crack the claw shells. You want to see a crack form.
  4. Brush with Butter. Brushing the meat with melted butter helps keep it moist. Rub or brush the exposed flesh with olive oil or melted butter. Be careful not to add anything that will burn at a high temperature, such as small pieces of butter. Place the lobster halves on a baking sheet, flesh side up, shell side down.
  5. Preheat the Oven for Broiling. Slide your baking sheet in 7 to 9 inches from the heat source. Broiling lobster happens fast, so you will want to keep an eye on it.
  6. Check Time and Temperature. For 1.5-to-2-pound lobsters, we recommend that you broil them for 10-15 minutes. The flesh will turn white and then golden. Make sure to check the internal temperature. You want to pull these out when they reach 135-140 degrees.
  7. Serve Boiled Lobster.Remove the lobsters and place on a platter, baste with more butter, and use your own butter sauce or spice blend. Serve right away with melted butter and lemon wedges. Alternatively, you can remove the meat and mix it with stuffing.

Notes

For a delicious butter sauce add fresh chopped herbs and seasonings to the butter like chopped tarragon mixed with chives.  To make a simple lemon butter simply squeeze in some fresh lemon juice into melted butter. 

 
  • Author: Lobster Louie
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 10
  • Category: Main Course
  • Method: Broil
  • Cuisine: American

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