To Boil Lobsters
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the lobsters
Tie the claws of the lobsters together.
Bring a pot of water to a boil.
Add the lobsters to the boiling water.
Boil for about 15 minutes for a 1-pound lobster, adjusting time for larger lobsters.
Cool and serve
Remove from water and let cool.
Split the tail and body from end to end, and crack the claws.
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
- Live lobsters
- Provide the sweet, firm meat that is cooked by the boiling water.
The step that matters
Boiling time for lobster size. Boiling for too long toughens lobster meat, while too little leaves it underdone near the shell. Larger lobsters need more time, so the timing must match their weight.
“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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