Lobster Tails Blog

Summer is finally here- thank goodness.  There’s nothing better than relaxing in the sunshine and enjoying some delicious seafood!  So get outside and enjoy some good company and good food.  Our friends at the Ogunquit Beach Inn provided us with this great lobster roll recipe.  Legendary amongst their family and friends, we think you’ll enjoy this lobster roll too!

The secret to a great tasting Maine lobster roll  starts with fresh  Maine lobster. Boil several lobsters, then let them cool.  Crack open the lobsters and use the best meat: tail and claws.  We don’t use the knuckles for our lobster rolls, we use only the best part of the lobstah!

Here is what you will need:

5 or 6 lobsters
3 heaping tablespoons of Hellmann’s or Cains mayonnaise
2 sticks of celery chopped finely
2 dashes of sea salt or kosher salt
dash of  pepper
1  dash of paprika
New England style hot dog rolls
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

1. Mix all ingredients, except the butter and hotdog rolls; keep chilled until ready to use.
2. Brush unsalted butter on each side of hotdog roll and grill in pan or on barbecue.
3. Split the hotdog rolls (but not all the way through the bread) and fill with the lobster mix.

Serve with chips, pickle slice and coleslaw.  Best to enjoy outside on a beautiful day!

The Ogunquit Beach Inn, a B&B located in Ogunquit village.  Walk to the beach, Marginal Way, nightlife and dining. Charming craftsman styled inn with all private baths, Queen or King beds, Flat screen TV, A/C & Wifi.  Ogunquit is known for its incredible beaches, breathtaking views on the Marginal Way, exciting nightlife and world famous dining.

The Ogunquit Beach Inn is in one of the best locations- there is no need to drive, just park your car and walk everywhere. Awake to the smell of hot coffee, and our famous blueberry Muffins.  Phone us for availability, and visit our blog, Life in Ogunquit Maine!  Walk to world famous restaurants and enjoy award winning lobster recipes!

Ogunquit Beach Inn
67 School Street
Ogunquit, ME 03907
207.646.1112

To further hone your lobster roll technique, check out our article Lobster Rolls: The Official Summer Sandwich.  And if you’d like to have a fresh Maine lobster roll shipped to your home by lunchtime tomorrow, take a look at our lobster roll kit!

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Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brewster House Bed & Breakfast is known for its cozy atmosphere and great location.  Steps away from L.L. Bean, lobster shacks, and the beautiful Maine coast, Brewster House is a great place to stay in Maine.  Not only is the Brewster House known for its excellent hospitality, but their homemade peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are absolutely delicious!

Ingredients:
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup smooth peanut butter (chunky may be used if preferred, but it
tends to be more dry than smooth peanut butter)
1 large egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk chocolate chips (or morsels)

1. Stir together all except the chocolate chips (or morsels) in medium
bowl, using a wooden spoon. Stir in chocolate chips/morsels after the
others are well mixed.

2. Drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a parchment paper-
lined baking sheet

3. Bake at 350 F for 12 minutes or until puffed and golden (Cookies
should still be soft in the center). Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes,
remove to wire rack.

Enjoy!

Brewster House Bed & Breakfast is a restored Victorian home with seven spacious guest rooms (two are two-bedroom suites), and all with large private baths. The aroma of fresh ground coffee and sizzling bacon or sausage summons our guests to a gourmet breakfast, made with the freshest ingredients available, local when possible. We are just steps from L.L. Bean and nearly 200 shops and restaurants, and only a short drive from lobster shacks, lighthouses and Maine’s beautiful coast.

Give them a call and they’ll be sure to have your cookies ready, fresh out of the oven!

Brewster House Bed & Breakfast
180 Main Street
Freeport, Maine 04032
207-865-412

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As you can see there are plenty online lobster companies. How do you know which online lobster company to choose? Your first step is to make sure the lobster company only ships hard-shell lobsters.

The shell of a lobster, called the “exoskeleton”, provides the lobster’s shape as well as an excellent armor protection from enemies. As the lobster grows, it must periodically shed its old hard shell and grow a new one. The process in known as molting. It takes about 2o molts over 5-7 years for a lobster to become an adult.

Before shedding its old shell, a new soft shell is formed under the old shell. To get out of its old shell, the body shell splits and the skin between the tail and body shell opens. Next the lobster rolls over on its side and bends itself almost in half to pull itself out of its old shell.

The new shell lobster then pumps itself with fluid to enlarge the very soft shell. The new shell is paper thin and the lobster is very vulnerable to predators at this time. There is less meat in a new shell lobster. In time, more muscle (meat) grows until it’s time to molt again. After molting and before the lobster’s shell becomes “hard” again is when the terms “soft shell”, and “new shell” are used to describe the Maine lobster.

When you order lobster online, how will hard-shell lobster vs. soft-shell affect you, the customer?

1. Hard-shell lobsters have approximately 20% more meat in proportion to total body weight.

2. Hard-shell lobster meat is firmer, while soft-shell meat is softer and tends to have more water.

3. Soft-shell lobsters are stronger and can live 30-40 hours out of the water.

4. Soft shell lobsters are weaker and live less then 24 hours out of the water.

5. Hard shell Maine lobsters can be shipped overnight and arrive in excellent condition.

6. Soft shell lobsters suffer a high mortality when shipped even under ideal conditions.

And finally, Maine hard-shell lobsters are considered premium lobsters and are famous worldwide for their outstanding taste and high quality meat. When choosing lobsters online for that special occasion, make sure you are getting what you paid for!

Test the waters and give online purveyor LobsterAnywhere.com a try. LobsterAnywhere.com has been online since 1999. They have a great reputation for shipping only the best live lobsters. You’ll find live lobster in all sizes, all the way up to an impressive colossal 6 pound lobster. You can mix and match live lobster sizes.  The majority of LobsterAnywhere’s online business is from repeat customers. Read rave reviews from lobster lovers across the USA. Use online discount code LiveLob at online checkout and get $12 off your first order! We’re sure you’ll  be hooked.


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Memorial Day is fast approaching and we are readying our grills for the summer season. One of the best things to kick off the summer season is  lobster on the grill. Grilled lobster is quick and easy. Take the plunge and discover how deliciously simple it is to grill lobster at home. If you can light a grill, you can grill lobster tails. Here is a simple recipe for grilled lobster using either frozen lobster tails or whole, live lobsters. Our grilled lobster recipe is uncomplicated. You do not want to overpower the sweet, delicate flavor of the lobster meat. Try pairing grilled lobster with a nice steak or fresh shrimp!

What You Need for Grilled Lobster Tails

Four 8-10 oz. Lobster Tails or  four 1 1/2 to 2 pound live lobsters.
1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 stick of unsalted butter
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions for Grilled Lobster

1. Thaw tails in the refrigerator.
2. Brush grill grid with oil and prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal or gas grill. As the grill heats, prepare lobster tails.
a. Set each lobster tail on a cutting board with the translucent membrane down, curve shell facing up.
b. Now butterfly your lobster tail.  With kitchen shears or heavy knife, cut through the curved shell and meat, leaving membrane intact.
c. Open tail gently like a book so its hinged in the center.

3. Use about 1 teaspoon of olive oil for each lobster tail; rub onto the cut surfaces of the lobster meat, and season to taste with salt and pepper. The olive oil keeps the lobster from drying out on the grill.

4. Place lobster tails on the grill , meat-side up. Grill lobster, with grill lid closed, until the meat is opaque, 6-8 minutes, turning once. Be careful not to overcook! Squeeze fresh sliced lemon half over lobster and drizzle and serve with melted unsalted butter

Grilling Whole Lobster

1. Par boil your live lobsters first for approximately 4 minutes, drain and cool slightly.
2. Turn lobster belly side up and cut the lobster lengthwise completely through the meat and shell to yield two halves per lobster. Discard the dark stomach (a gritty sac) that’s located behind the eyes, and the soft green tomally (liver). Rub olive into the meat as in the grill lobster lobster tails above (step 2).
3. Start the lobster meat side down on grill, and then grill 8-10 minutes, turning once.

If you love lobster tails, and you love to grill lobster be sure to take a look at our one of a kind BBQ lobster tails. What’s so special about these  lobster tails? First, they are split and cleaned, so you do not need kitchen shears, or a chef’s knife to butterfly the tails. Second, only hard shell, cold water tails are used so you are guaranteed a tail full of meat. Finally, each tail is tunnel frozen, locking in the fresh taste and flavor of lobster. In short, these special lobster tails were made for the grill.  To learn more about our barbecue lobster tails and have them shipped to you click here.

Also, be sure to check out our video for grilling lobster tails.

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The name “bisque” came later than the soup, which was originally  just called plain thick lobster soup.

Lobster Bisque Ingredients

5 cups fish stock or chicken stock
2/3 cup uncooked rice
1/2 cup butter
3 celery stalks, scraped and cut into fine strips
2 carrots, scraped and cut into fine strips
1 leek, trimmed and sliced fine
1 onion, sliced thin and divided into rings
2 to 2 1/2 pounds lobster, 1 large or two small
1 cup white wine
3 tablespoons brandy
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
Salt, pepper, and cayenne
3 tablespoons minced parsley

Makes 8 Servings

Boil stock with rice for 45 minutes. Heat half of the butter in a large kettle, add the vegetables, and stir over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Split lobsters, take out sac and intestinal vein, and arrange lobster halves cut side down on the vegetables. Cover and simmer for 4 minutes. Turn lobster halves and stir with the the vegetables until shells are bright red. Add wine and brandy, cover, and simmer for 7 minutes. Take out lobster, remove meat from shells, and set aside.

Pound the shells with a mallet and return them to the kettle with the stock and rice. Simmer uncovered, stirring frequently, until liquid is reduced to 4 cups. Strain off the liquid, set it over medium heat, and whip in the cream and remaining 1/4 cup butter. Dice lobster meat and add it to the bisque. Add seasoning to taste and cook until lobster  is heated through. Sprinkle with parsley and serve in warmed soup cups.

Note: At the season of the year when lobster shells are very soft , or if chicken lobsters are used, the shells can be crushed to a paste and pureed a blender to add color and flavor to the bisque.

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