How to Boil a Lobster - Farm Style - Longmeadow Farm |
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 13 Minutes |
Ready In: 18 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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You will need a 4-5 gallon pot for steaming/boiling. Ingredients:
2 lbs lobsters (alive) |
3 quarts water (3 qts. water per every 2 pounds of lobster) |
1 large onion, roughly chopped in quarters |
1 tablespoon old bay seasoning |
4 tablespoons sea salt |
3 garlic cloves, smashed (lightly hit to open the clove a bit) |
Directions:
1. Fill pot with water to match pounds of lobster. (3 qts. per 2 pounds lobster).
2. Add seasonings, vegetable, and garlic.
3. Bring water to rolling boil.
4. Add live lobsters one at a time (if more then one), starting to time immediately. (10 minutes per pound for first pound of lobster, 1 minute per pound thereafter = 2 pound lobster= 12 minutes).
5. Do not cover.
6. Stir lobster half-way through cooking time.
7. Let lobster rest for a full five minutes to allow the meat to absorb the moisture from the shell.
8. Carefully remove and grab a bib.
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