To Boil Lobsters
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the pot
Bring a large pot of water to a fast boil.
Add the coarse sea salt to the boiling water.
Cook the lobster
Carefully add the lobster to the pot.
Boil a moderate sized lobster for 15 to 20 minutes, a large lobster for 30 to 40 minutes, or a very large lobster for 1 hour or more.
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
- Lobster
- The main protein; the heat firms and sets its flesh as it cooks.
The step that matters
Boil for the right time for the lobster's size. Heat makes lobster proteins contract and toughen. Cooking too long squeezes out moisture and leaves the meat rubbery, so timing should match the lobster's size.
“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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