BOILED LOBSTERS WITH TARRAGON BUTTER

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Categories     Quick & Easy     Low/No Sugar     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Lobster     Summer     Tarragon     Gourmet

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 5

two 1 1/4- to 1 1/2-pound live lobsters
1 shallot
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves
1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar

Steps:

  • Fill a 6-quart pot three fourths full with salted water and bring to a boil. Plunge lobsters headfirst into water and boil, covered, 7 to 8 minutes. Transfer lobsters with tongs to a colander and drain head down to remove excess liquid.
  • Finely chop shallot. In a small saucepan melt butter with shallot, tarragon, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Arrange lobsters on a platter and using kitchen shears remove thin, hard membrane from underside of each tail by cutting just inside outer edge of shell.
  • Spoon some tarragon butter over each lobster tail and serve remainder on the side.

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