Best Baked Stuffed Lobster Recipes

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER NEW ENGLAND STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Melt 8 tablespoons butter in a 9-inch skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes until soft but not browned.
• Stir in the tarragon and parsley.
• If using raw shrimp or scallops, add them with the herbs and cook for 1 minute.
• Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
• If using cooked lobster or crabmeat, remove the pan from the heat as soon as you stir in the herbs, let cool, and then add the lobster or crabmeat.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• With a cleaver of chef’s knife, split the lobsters in half lengthwise.
• Remove and discard the head sac and intestine.
• Remove the tomalley and the roe if present and place in a small bowl.
• Break into small pieces using a fork.
• With the back side of a knife, crack the center of each claw on 1 side only.
• Season the lobsters lightly with salt and pepper.
• On a large roasting pan or baking sheet, place the halves together to resemble a butterfly.
• The tomalley and roe are optional for the stuffing.
• If you want to include them, mix them into the seafood mixture.
• Gently fold the crumbled crackers into the mixture.
• Divide the mixture evenly between 2 lobsters.
• If you are serving 1 lobster per person, spread the stuffing over the center so that the lobsters look whole again.
• Do not pack the stuffing tightly, or it will affect the even baking of the lobster.
• Brush the 3 tablespoons melted butter over the exposed meat tail, stuffing and claws.
• Bake until the lobster is cooked through and the stuffing is crisp and golden.
• Bake 17 minutes for a 1 1/2 pound lobster and 24 minutes for a 2-pound lobster.

SPECIAL OCCASION BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil. Submerge lobsters head-first into the boiling water; cover and steam until bright red, about 15 minutes. Remove from the pot and submerge in cold water.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add scallops, shallot, and garlic. Cook and stir until shallot is tender and scallops are partially cooked, about 3 minutes. Cool slightly, about 1 minute. Fold in cracker crumbs and parsley to make a loose stuffing.
• Place lobsters on a work surface. Crack claws on one side. Split underside of body with kitchen scissors. Remove tomalley (liver), roe (eggs), sac (behind eyes), and intestinal vein. Split tail open and bend shell back underneath to lie flat to make ample room for stuffing.
• Place lobsters in a jelly roll pan with backs facing down. Baste with the about 3 tablespoons melted butter, including the shell area. Stuff body cavities and tails with filling. Drizzle the remaining butter over all.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is golden brown, about 20 minutes.

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER TAILS

Steps:

• Thaw lobster 1 to 2 days in refrigerator or place in a clean bowl under cool running water until completely thawed.
• To make stuffing, tear bread into small pieces.
• Chop parsley.
• Melt butter in a small skillet over Medium heat. Add parsley and crushed garlic into skillet. Saute for 30 seconds. Remove from heat. Add bread, thyme, salt, and pepper. If it is not holding together you can add a tiny bit of milk or water. Mix to blend and set aside.
• Heat oven to 450°F.
• Split top side of lobster shell down center with scissors, keeping tail fan intact. Pull shell open. Lift tail meat, leaving it attached at fan end, and lay over top of shell, piggyback style.
• Make a cut down center of meat 1/4 inch deep. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour wine into an 8 x 8-inch baking dish. Place lobster tails in dish. Spoon stuffing over top of meat. Bake (uncovered) 10 to 12 minutes in center of oven, until meat turns from translucent to opaque (white).
• Remove from oven when internal temperature reaches 140°F Drizzle pan juices lightly over lobster and serve immediately with clarified butter and lemon wedges.
• For Clarified Butter:.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter over Medium heat until frothy. Pour into a small glass measuring cup. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Skim foam from the top with a spoon and discard. Pour off clear, clarified butter to use for dipping. Discard solids left in bottom of cup.

BAKED STUFFED SOLE W. CRAB STUFFING AND LOBSTER NEWBURG SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute mushrooms, leeks, and butter until soft.
• Saute crabmeat 5 mins., then add 1/2 oz. Madeira, and 1 oz. cream.
• Saute until 75% of liquid is gone.
• Add dash of salt, and black pepper.
• Add this to 1/2 cup cracker crumbs.
• Mound stuffing in ovenproof dish.
• Place fish on top.
• Bake in preheated 350 oven, for 20-25 mins., or until fish is white in middle.
• To Make Lobster Sauce:.
• Saute 1/4 lb. butter and 1 lb. lobster meat over med. heat, for 10 minutes.
• Add 1 1/2 cups Madeira, salt, and pepper, and cook 10 minutes.
• Add 1/2 gal. cream, and bring to a boil, then add the roux, and simmer 15 minutes until thick, stir often.
• Spoon this on top of fish and serve.

EASY BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER TAILS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Line a baking pan with aluminum foil.
• Combine cooked lobster meat, bread crumbs, butter, Worcestershire sauce, and salt in a bowl.
• Fill the empty lobster tails with stuffing and brush with olive oil.
• Place stuffed lobster tails in the prepared baking pan; bringing the edges of the foil over the tails to cover. Bake until stuffing is completely cooked, about 50 minutes.

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Combine cracker crumbs, basil, oregano, and tarragon in a large bowl.
• Insert a knife about 3/4 of the way through the back of 1 shrimp; split nearly all the way down the center of the body. Open shrimp like a book. Repeat with 1/2 the shrimp.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add remaining shrimp and scallops; cook until nearly opaque and lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Dice and add to the cracker mixture. Add clam juice and diced clams. Mix stuffing well.
• Split lobsters all the way down the middle; clean the insides. Lay flat on a baking pan. Fill with the stuffing. Use remaining stuffing to stuff the butterflied shrimp. Squeeze lemon juice over the lobsters and shrimp.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lobster and shrimp meat is opaque, 35 to 40 minutes.

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Wrap a rimmed baking sheet in heavy aluminum foil. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat, add diced shallot and sweat about 5 minutes. With a heavy knife, split live lobsters through their underside, by piercing their head and driving the knife through their body to the tail. Carefully crack open lobster over a bowl, reserve all liquids, tomalley(light green) and roe (dark green) Place onto foil wrapped baking sheet. Remove the brain, and carefully skewer the lobster through the tail towards the inner cavity. Add shrimp & scallops to the butter and season lightly with salt & pepper. Stir for 1 minute. As soon as shrimp begins to turn pink from grey, add all reserved liquid and solids from lobster. Using a spoon or spatula, stir seafood mixture, specifically crushing the dark green roe, which will turn a brilliant red. Continue to stir mixture about 2 minutes, till seafood is just about cooked. Turn your heat to high, remove pan from stove and add sherry....return to flame, heat and set on fire, to burn off excess alcohol. After flame goes out, add chopped parsley and simmer for 30 seconds, to slightly reduce the liquid in the pan. Turn off heat and add ground Ritz crumb till mixture tightens...depending on size of lobsters, may not use all of the crumb, or may need a little more. Stuffing should be fairly firm. Carefully divide stuffing between both lobsters, primarily filling cavity, but also covering the tail meat towards the tail. Bake 12 -15 minutes for a 1 pound lobster 15-17 minutes for a 1 1/4 pound lobster. Bake until the lobster is cooked through and the stuffing is crisp and golden. Lobster shell will be completely red in color, peek at back of lobster (on bottom of tray), traditionally the last part of the lobster to turn red in this recipe. If it is still dark or green back a little longer.

MAINE BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Split live lobster with a sharp pointed knofe from head to tail.
• Open flat and remove intestinal vein, stomach, and tomalley.
• If desired, save tomalley to add to stuffing.
• Crack claws, remove meat, and cut into pieces.
• Moisten Ritz crumbs with butter and egg.
• Add Parmesan cheese, tomalley if desired, and crabmeat.
• Spread stuffing mixture into lobster cavity and tail.
• Place on baking sheet and place in oven for 20 minutes.

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER TAIL

Steps:

• Boil salted water in a large kettle or pot. Cook the whole lobsters for 5 minutes. Remove lobsters and place in an ice water tub to cool. Crack and pick the meat from the claws, knuckles and body. Chop lobster meat into bite-sized pieces. Set aside. Split the tails lengthwise down the center with a sharp knife, being sure to keep the shell-side of the lobsters facing up. Make sure to keep the shells intact. Remove the tail meat from the shell and remove the intestinal track from the meat. Then carefully insert the whole tail meat back into the shell. For the stuffing, melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped onion. Sauté until soft. Stir in the parsley, Old Bay seasoning and lemon juice. Remove the skillet from heat and let cool. Stir in the chopped lobster claw and knuckle meat. Gently add in the cracker crumbs and stir. Using a spoon, add the the stuffing into the lobster tails. Refrigerate the lobster tails until ready to bake. When ready, preheat the oven to 425-degrees . Bake the tails until the stuffing is golden and crisp, about 15 - 20 minutes. Serve immediately with wedges of lemon and let the dinner party begin! * Instead of whole lobster, the dish may also be prepared with frozen Maine lobster tails. Boil water and just blanch the tails and carefully remove the meat, leaving the shell intact. Substitute 16 ounces of raw Maine crab meat or shrimp instead of the lobster knuckle and claw meat. Sauté the crab meat or shrimp with the onion and finish preparing the stuffing and the lobster tails as directed.

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place a little water in a large pot and bring to a boil.
• Cut open the lobster by inserting your knife just underneath the head and the cutting down, splitting the belly (body and tail). Remove the "inners" (heart, guts, etc., but not meat). Steam the lobster for 7 to 10 minutes and then remove from the pot.
• Stuff the Seafood Stuffing in the lobster's opening and top with the crabmeat.
• Place the stuffed lobster, belly-side-up in a roasting pan. Add the lemon juice and a little water to the bottom of the pan to keep the lobster moist while cooking. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or just until the claws begin to split. Do not allow the lobster to dry out.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and then add all the seafood and saute until tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Mix in the crackers, and add lemon juice, wine, and salt and pepper, to taste.

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER TAIL ON A CEDAR PLANK RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Soak 6 Cedar planks in water for 2 hours. Gently toss cracker crumbs, butter, salt & pepper, cilantro, crabmeat and Old Bay Seasoning. Reserve 2 Tablespoons of the butter. Divide Stuffing into 6 mounds on the cedar planks. Top each mound with a Lobster Tail. Brush each tail with some of the melted butter. Bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees. Serve on a plank. Serve with a side dish of Roasted Corn Salsa.

BAKED SQUID STUFFED WITH LOBSTER AND BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Instructions Marinate Squid tubes in whole milk for 1-2 hours at room temperature turning three times. Preheat oven to 350 degrees . Meanwhile, bring two cups of chicken broth to boil, add rice, cook for 20 minutes covered or until broth absorbed. Allow to cool. Chop peppers, garlic, olives, onion into half inch size and set aside. In small skillet, heat butter, add chopped garlic and onion, cook until onions are soft. Add lobster and cook together until hot- do not over cook. Add Tabasco Sauce. Mix together:Sugar, Garlic Powder, Lemon Pepper, Thyme, Dried Mustard, Summer Savory, Fennel Seed, and Tarragon leaves.Add to rice and mix well. Gradually add lobster mixture followed by chopped peppers, and olives. Allow mixture to cool . Remove squid from milk and pat dry. Divide rice mixture in four and fill each tube with rice mixture stuff tightly. Roll each tube in olive oil. Mix all ingredients for coating in food processor until fine crumb mixture. Roll each squid tube in olive oil then in bread crumb mixture and place in greased covered glass dish. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes, then uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Sauce Melt butter Add lobster paste, and spices one at a time until well incorporated. Add chicken broth and heat to almost boiling. Add wine and continue to heat. Mix cornstarch and sugar. Add 1/4 C cold water. Stir until dissolved, and add to hot liquid. Bring to a boil until mixture thickens. Keep hot until ready to serve. Toss salad with vinagrette. Slice Mango into 16 wedges. Remove squid from dish onto hot surface and cut off ends square. Cut each tube in half and stand in center of heated plate. Apply generous amount of sauce, surround with salad greens already garnished with Raspberry Vinaigrette and four slices of ripe Mango (best cut end facing up). Reserve remainder of sauce for use at the table if desired. Preparation time two hours.

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Parboil lobster for 7 minues in salted water.
• Remove and cool.
• Place the lobster on its back and use a good size, firm knife.
• Start at the lobsters mouth and quickly slice down the middle of the body and tail.
• Use both hands to open the body and remove the stomach (located just behind the mouth parts) and the tomalley (the green liver type organ that will be very obvious).
• Prepare a stuffing of your choice.
• I like this simple one.
• Fill the body and tail of your lobster with the stuffing mix.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place the stuffed lobsters on a cookie sheet, and bake for 12-15 minutes or until stuffing is browned.

VENUS DE MILO BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Prepare the lobsters for broiling and set aside.
• After the lobsters have been prepared for broiling, slowly melt 1/2 lb. of butter taking care not to let the butter boil. The clear portion of the melted butter is the drawn butter.
• Slowly pour the drawn butter into a measuring cup, measuring off 2/3 cups.
• In a food processor, grind enough Ritz Crackers to make about 4 cups, (about 1/2 a box).
• Combine the crushed Ritz Crackers with the drawn butter a little at a time until the crackers are liberally and evenly coated.
• Fill the bottom of the lobster bodies and the lobster tails with about 1/2 the amount of cracker mixture.
• Next, divide the seafood into equal parts and fill the lobster body.
• Cover the lobster meat with the remaining crumbs and place the lobster on a sheet pan along with the claws.
• Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cook the lobsters for approximately 30-40 minutes or until the tail meat becomes white and firm to the touch.
• Serve at once with lemon wedges and drawn butter.

LINDA'S BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• In a lg. bowl, mix melted butter into cracker crumbs and garlic powder.
• Split the lobsters down the center, and remove the insides of the head, stomach, and black vein on upper side of tail.
• Add the crabmeat to the cracker crumb mixture. Mix well.
• Stuff lobsters with cracker mixture.
• Squeeze lemon over crumbs, and bake for 20 mins., at 450.
• Serve with drawn butter, with lemon or cider vinegar mixed into the butter. Gives the butter and lobster a tangy delicious flavor.

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER TAILS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. With scissors, remove the thin shell covering the underside of the tail by cutting along each side.
• 2. In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons melted butter, bread crumbs, garlic, tarragon, salt and pepper. Spoon the bread crumb mixture over the lobster tails. Drizzle with the remaining butter.
• 3. Place the lobster tails in a baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until the lobster meat is opaque and the crumbs are brown. Serve with lemon wedges.

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Place a little water in a large pot and bring to a boil. Cut open the lobster by inserting your knife just underneath the head and the cutting down, splitting the belly (body and tail). Remove the "inners" (heart, guts, etc., but not meat). Steam the lobster for 7 to 10 minutes and then remove from the pot. Stuff the Seafood Stuffing in the lobster's opening and top with the crabmeat. Place the stuffed lobster, belly-side-up in a roasting pan. Add the lemon juice and a little water to the bottom of the pan to keep the lobster moist while cooking. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or just until the claws begin to split. Do not allow the lobster to dry out. Seafood Stuffing: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and then add all the seafood and saute until tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Mix in the crackers, and add lemon juice, wine, and salt and pepper, to taste.

BAKED MAINE STUFFED LOBSTER

Steps:

• In a food processor, grind the crackers into crumbs.
• Combine the Worcestershire sauce and melted butter with the crumbs till mixed well.
• Add the Parmesan cheese; mix well.
• Saute the scallops and shrimp in a little butter and garlic (don't burn the garlic).
• Remove from pan and toss lightly with cracker crumbs.
• Turn each live lobster over and with a sharp knife, split lobsters from center top to bottom of tail fins on the stomach side (underneath), being careful not to split all the way through the back shell.
• Clean out the body cavity by removing the tomalley (green stuff), the roe (pink stuff), the stomach sac, and the vein that runs the length of the lobster.
• Rinse with cold water.
• Use your finger to press the body open to expose the meat (which also should have been split with the knife).
• Fill the cavity of each lobster with the stuffing.
• Place in a foil-lined pan and bring the edges of the foil up over the tail of each lobster.
• Press so that the foil holds the end of the tail to the pan so the tails do not curl up as they bake OR skip the foil and place a rock on each tail.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes.