20 Dreamy Lobster Recipes to Learn (2024)

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How to cook 12 lobsters? ›

Season the water with salt or any seafood seasoning you like. Once the water has come to a boil. remove the rubber bands from your lobsters and add lobsters to the pot. Cover your pot with a lid, and steam the lobsters for about 10 minutes per pound.

The hands-down best way to cook lobster tails is on the grill. Cooked inside the shell, the meat stays tender and sweet (not fishy!) and takes on a slight smokiness.

Put 1/2″ of water, a tablespoon of salt and a tablespoon of vinegar in the pot and bring to a boil. Put the live lobsters in the pot, cover and steam for 15 minutes for a 1-pound lobster. Add 5 minutes for each extra pound.

From that point, boil the lobsters for 7 to 14 minutes or longer, depending on the size of the lobster. 7 to 10 minutes for a 1-pound lobster, 8 to 12 minutes for a 1 1/4-pound lobster, and 10 to 14 minutes for a 1 1/2-pound lobster. Add 2 minutes for every additional 1/2 pound.

Cover the pot with the lobster tails in boiling water with a lid. Keeping the pot covered is essential, as this will help steam the lobster tails evenly and thoroughly. Let the lobster tails steam for 8-10 minutes or until they turn bright red. Be careful not to overcook them, making them tough and rubbery.

Cooking lobster tails is a fairly simple process. When you buy lobster tails, you can steam them, boil them, grill them, bake them, broil them or even smoke them. If you aren't sure which method to use, we strongly recommend boiling your lobster tails because it's your best bet to avoid the tails sticking to the shell.

**Steaming**: Steaming lobster meat is one of the best methods to keep it moist and tender. Simply place the lobster tails or whole lobsters in a steamer basket over boiling water and steam for 8-10 minutes per pound until the meat is opaque and firm but still juicy.

Avantgardens - Rainbow lobster. Tropical rock lobster (Panulirus ornatus) is a large spiny lobster with 11 larval stages. It migrates annually from the Torres Strait to Yule Island in the Gulf of Papua in order to breed. After the migration the sexes segregate by water depth.

It may help to add an extra layer of flavor when making lobster. To use clarified butter for cooking, start by melting it down in a saucepan at medium-low heat. When prepping your lobster dish of choice, brush some clarified butter onto each piece of lobster meat before putting them on the preheated skillet or grill.

How to cook multiple lobsters at once? ›

The lobster can go right on top of each other directly over the water. Bring the seasoned water to a rolling boil. Add lobsters to boiling water and cover with a tightly fitting lid. You can add in as many lobster as your pot will allow, just make sure the cover of the pot is sealed tightly.

A 4- to 5-gallon pot can handle 6 to 8 pounds of lobster. Put 2 inches of seawater or salted water in the bottom of a large kettle. Set a steaming rack inside the pot and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Add the live lobsters one at a time, cover the pot, and start timing.

Reduce the heat to medium and cook the lobsters for 12 to 18 minutes (hard-shell lobsters will take the longer time), until the shells turn bright red and the tail meat is firm and opaque when checked. Lift the lobsters out of the water with tongs and drain in a colander.