Baked Fresh Lobster

Name: Baked Fresh Lobster
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter, melted and divided; 237 milliliters crushed buttery round crackers; 680 grams fresh lobster

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Baked Fresh Lobster a try. This recipe makes 2 servings with 628 calories, 18g of protein, and 54g of fat each. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of butter, buttery round crackers, lobster, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the buttery round crackers you could follow this main course with the Ritz Cookies as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Plunge the tip of a sharp knife straight down just behind the lobster's eyes to humanely kill the animal.

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Place the lobster on its back and use a sharp knife to cut open the cavity.

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Remove the stomach and intestines, and discard. Reserve the tomalley in a small bowl.

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Mix the cracker crumbs with the tomalley and spoon the mixture into the body cavity.

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Drizzle about 2 teaspoons of butter over the top.

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Place the lobster in a 2 inch deep baking dish.

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Bake the lobster for 30 minutes, uncovered. Set oven to Broil and cook for 3 to 5 minutes just to toast the crackers before serving.

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Serve with remaining melted butter.

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Servings:

118milliliters

butter, melted and divided 237milliliters

crushed buttery round crackers 680grams

fresh lobster

Recommended wine: Chablis, Chardonnay

Lobster on the menu? Try pairing with Chablis and Chardonnay. Chablis is perfect with lobster, but a chardonny from other regions is bound to hit the spot too. You could try La Chablisienne Chablis Cote de Lechet Premier Cru. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 27 dollars per bottle.