Best Maine Lobster Wraps Winner At Maine Lobster Festival Recipes

H L'S PURE MAINE LOBSTER STEW

Steps:

• Cut lobster tail, knuckle and claw meat into pieces. Do not mince or chop finely.
• Melt butter in a deep skillet or heavy sauce pan and add lobster, sauté 2 minutes on low heat. This will give a bit of pink color.
• Add half&half and bring up to slight hot bubble.
• Simmer on low heat 15 minutes stirring occasionally and serve hot.
• I like a bit of crusty french bread toasted with this. Personally I avoid a salad or have salad after as I don't want dressing and things getting in the way of the flavor.
• I used to use light cream for this and changed years ago to half and half. This is going to be high calorie either way though you will not eat it daily so don't worry! :).
• Cooking time does not include boiling the lobster and you want to boil it until just done with no flavorings in the water at all.
• You will get 4 meal portions or 6 first course servings. It will, however, be calculated based on 4 servings.

LOBSTER WRAPS

Steps:

• Cut the cooked lobster meat into chunks. Divide lobster and cheese evenly over tortillas and place 2 sprigs of cilantro on each. Sprinkle with lime juice and roll the filled tortillas.
• Wrap the tortillas in aluminum foil and warm on a grill or in a microwave over. Serve lobster wraps with your favorite salsa.

BOILED MAINE LOBSTER

Steps:

• Bring to a roiling boil a large kettle of salted water.
• Place lobsters in boiling water head first. Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
• Remove and serve with melted butter.
• HOW TO EAT: Twist off the claws. Crack each claw with a nut cracker.
• Separate the tail piece from the body. Bend back and break the flippers off the tail piece. Insert a fork where the flippers have been broken off and push out the meat.
• Separate the back from the body. Open the remaining part of the body by cracking apart sideways. There is some good meat in this section.
• The small claws are excellent eating! The meat sucked out like like sipping through a straw!

STEAMED MAINE LOBSTER

Steps:

• In a pot large enough to hold 2 lobsters, pour in 2 inches of seawater.
• If you don't have seawater, add 1 tsp.
• salt to plain water.
• Pour in 4 oz.
• of the beer.
• Bring the water to a boil over high heat.
• Place the 2 lobsters in the pot and cover tightly.
• Return to a boil as quickly as possible and then start counting the time.
• The 2 lb.
• lobsters should steam for 16 minutes.
• Take them out with tongs, dump the water and start over with fresh water, adding the salt if no seawater and the beer.
• Serve with individual bowls of melted butter and cracking utensils.
• If you want to cook smaller or larger lobsters: it is 13 minutes per pound, for the first pound; add 3 minutes per pound for each additional pound thereafter (Ex: a 1 1/2 lb lobster will cook for 14 1/2 minutes).

THE WORLD-FAMOUS MAINE LOBSTER ROLL

Steps:

• Prepare the lobster salad.
• If using live lobsters, steam or boil them. Let cool at room temperature. Use a cleaver to crack and remove the meat from the claws, knuckles and tails. Remove the cartilage from the claws and the intestines from the tails of the cooked meat. Cut the meat into 1/2-inch dice. You may pick all the meat from the carcass and add it to the meat or freeze the carcass for soup or broth.
• Place the cucumber in a colander for at least 5 minutes to drain the excess liquid. Combine the lobster, cucumber mayonnaise, and tarragon. Add the scallions. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Preheat a large heavy skillet (12 to 14-inches) over medium-low heat (a black cast-iron pan is perfect). Lightly butter both sides of each bun. Place them in the pan and cook for about 2 minutes until golden brown. Turn the buns over and toast the other side. Or toast the buns under a broiler instead. When the buns are ready, stuff them with the chilled lobster salad. Place each roll on a small paper or china plate; garnish with pickles and potato chips. Serve at once.

MAINE LOBSTER CAKES

Steps:

• Cook the lobsters and take out the meat; don't forget to take out the large vein in the tail.
• Make crumbs out of the bread.
• In a bowl put all the ingredients except for the butter.
• Mix well.
• Make cakes--trying not to pat them too firm--just so they hold their shape.
• Melt the butter in a fry pan and put the cakes inches.
• Fry slowly till golden.