Once you have received your live lobster for delivery be sure and leave the bands on the claws as long as it is alive. These claws are very strong and with one quick snip can give you a broken finger if your not careful. The bands are to be removed as soon as the lobster is dead.
Defrosting frozen lobster meat or whole lobsters can destroy the flavors of them. Instead take directly from the freezer and heat until they are warm not hot. This will give you delicious tender lobster that takes as fresh as the day you placed it in the freezer.
For fresh live lobsters it only takes 10 to 14 minutes to boil per pound. Water needs to be boiling for the best flavor and tender meat when dropping in the lobster to the pot. Lobsters should be covered with water completely, therefore you will need a deep extra large pot.
Lobsters heads hold much of the water they were boiled in so making a slight hole in them will drain out the cooking juices and seal the flavors in. The meat will be tender and mouthwatering when removed from the shells.
The water that you cook the lobsters in can be used as a base for seafood soups, pasta dishes and casseroles. It will only add to the flavor of these dishes. You can also freeze the broth until it is needed.
Be sure your live lobsters are healthy. When you touch or handle a lobster its tail should curl downward and then go back to normal when let go of. Always check the smell of the lobsters it should be fresh, if you have any doubt then throw it out. They also should show a good amount of aggression when you handle them, this is a sure sign of great health in them. It is best that you cook live lobsters immediately upon receiving them as the flavors and taste are more delectable.
When preparing to cook your live lobster know that the hard shell takes longer to cook and the softer shelled ones take less time.
You can also grill whole lobsters on a hot to medium hot setting. Whole lobsters are placed onto a pre-heated grill and then left on one side til it turns bright red then turned and left on opposite side until that is the same in color. Serve with delicious garlic butter and gumbo if you have it on hand.
You can split live lobsters for delivery and cook on the grill too if a whole one is too much for just one person to eat. Start with the meat side down and turn once 3-4 minutes is up and when on the shell side cook about 6-8 minutes more until shell is bright red shade and meat is very tender. It is important to remember not to overcook.
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