Boiled Maine Lobster

Name: Boiled Maine Lobster
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 1 Tbsp black peppercorns; 237 milliliters dry white wine; 6 fresh flat leaf parsley sprigs; 1 lemon; 4 kilograms lobsters; 59 milliliters sea salt; 3 fresh thyme sprigs; 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened; 1 gallon water

Boiled Maine Lobster might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 43g of protein, 48g of fat, and a total of 668 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of thyme sprigs, flat leaf parsley sprigs, sea salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Pour 1 gallon of water into a 16-quart stock pot over medium heat. Tie the thyme, parsley and bay leaves together with kitchen string to make a bouquet garni.

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Place the herb bundle in the stock pot and secure the end of the string to the pot handle for easy removal.

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Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the water, then drop in the lemons.

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Add wine, peppercorns and sea salt. Bring to a rolling boil.

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Cut off the rubber bands that secure the lobster claws.

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Lobster

Place live lobsters in the freezer for 15 minutes to disable movement. Plunge lobsters head first into the stock pot, cover, and boil for 15 minutes. The lobster shells will be red and the tails will curl up when done.

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Remove lobsters from boiling liquid with tongs.

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In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Bring to a boil until the milk solids have separated and sunk to the bottom of the pan. Ladle out the clarified butter and place in a warm cup until the lobster is done.

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Servings:

bay leaves 1Tbsp

black peppercorns 237milliliters

dry white wine 6

fresh flat leaf parsley sprigs 1

lemon 4kilograms

lobsters 59milliliters

sea salt 3

fresh thyme sprigs 2sticks

unsalted butter, softened 1gallon

water

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 Etienne Boileau Petit Chablis. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 24 dollars per bottle.