Lobstercornboil Recipes

BOILED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Pour the water into a large pot and add the onions, garlic, lemons, oranges, celery, black pepper, seasoned salt and jalapeno peppers. Bring to a full rolling boil and boil for 20 minutes.
• Add the lobsters and place a lid over the pot. Boil for 15 minutes (depending on the size of your lobsters). Remove the lobsters from the pot, and place in a colander under cool running water to stop the cooking. Serve.

LOBSTER BOIL PARTY

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with 3 gallons cold water. Add seafood seasoning and 2 cups salt. Add potatoes, cover and bring pot up to a boil.
• Meanwhile, cut kielbasa and corn cobs into 1-inch cross sections.
• Once pot comes to a boil, plunge lobsters into the boiling water. Cook, 3 minutes, then add kielbasa and corn and cook until the potatoes are cooked through, the lobster is bright red and claws reach 155 degrees F and the corn and kielbasa are steamy and tender, another 5 minutes. Remove all ingredients to a large mixing bowl.
• Add the butter, Cajun seasoning and the remaining 3 tablespoons salt. Toss in the bowl several times, and wow your guests by pouring the feast out on your table over newspaper or a washable tablecloth. Serve with wooden mallets and nutcrackers to open the claws and knuckles of the lobster.

LOBSTER CORN BOIL

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until half way cooked, about 10 minutes.
• Drain and set aside.
• In large stockpot, combine white wine, water and clam juice, parsley, garlic, butter, crushed chilies, salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil and let boil for 5 minutes.
• Add lobsters to boiling liquid and cover; cook for 6 minutes.
• Add mussels, clams, shrimp, corn halves and half-boiled potatoes.
• Bring to a boil, and cook for an additional 6 minutes.
• Take the lobster out of the pot, crack the claws and split the tail, discard the rest of the lobster.
• Add lobster claws and tail to a large bowl and spoon remaining ingredients into the bowl.
• Add the cooked wine broth.
• Serve with buttery garlic bread.

BOILED OR STEAMED LOBSTERS

Steps:

• To boil: Fill a very large (4-gallon) stockpot three-quarters full with cold water. Bring to rolling boil; add salt. Plunge lobsters, one at a time, headfirst into the water. Cook, uncovered, 12 to 14 minutes (from the time lobsters enter pot).
• To steam: Fit a very large stockpot with a steaming basket (or use a round wire rack or an inverted metal colander). Fill pot with cold water just to reach bottom of basket. Cover; bring to a boil. Quickly set lobsters in one layer in pot (or cook in batches). Cook, covered, 15 to 17 minutes.

BOILED LOBSTERS WITH CORN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Fill a lobster pot or other large pot two-thirds full with water. Add potatoes, onion, garlic, and salt. Cover, and bring to a boil.
• Uncover, reduce heat to medium, and cook until potatoes begin to soften, 8 to 10 minutes. Add lobsters headfirst. Cover, and cook until shells are bright red, 5 to 6 minutes. Add corn, and cook for 3 minutes more.
• Remove potatoes, lobsters, and corn from water; discard onion and garlic. Using kitchen shears, clip tips of lobster claws, and let drain. Serve potatoes, lobsters, and corn with butter.

LOBSTER BOIL

Steps:

• Fill a very large pot 1/3 full cold water and bring to rolling boil.
• Add first 8 ingredients and return to boil.
• Add potatoes and cook 5 minutes.
• Add corn and lobsters. Cover and bring back to a boil. Cook 10 minutes.
• Add asparagus and cover and cook 2-3 minutes longer.