To Boil Lobsters
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare and cook
Tie the claws of the lobsters together.
Place the lobsters in boiling water.
Boil for about 15 minutes for a 1-pound lobster; adjust time for larger lobsters.
Remove from water when done to avoid stringy meat.
Serve
To serve cold, split the tail and body, crack the claws, and serve with salad or as desired.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Lobsters
- Provide the main protein, whose texture firms and turns opaque as it cooks.
The step that matters
Remove from water when done. Lobster meat turns tough and stringy when overcooked, because the proteins contract and squeeze out moisture. Pulling the lobsters out promptly keeps the meat tender.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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