Lobster contains high amount of phosphorous, potassium, protein and zinc. It is a high prized seafood, which is served in few star-rated hotels. It is enjoyed by everyone from kids to adults. While lobster can be prepared in a variety of ways, roasting a lobster renders the most relishing taste to this seafood. Lobster can be roasted at home with some basic ingredients. Here’s the process of making a delicious roasted lobster. Read on.
Complexity Level: Basic
Time Required: 30-45 minutes
Resources Required:
1. Lobster
2. Roasting pan
3. Kitchen shears
4. Oven
5. Non-sticking cooking spray
Instructions:
1. Buy a lobster: Buy a fresh lobster from the market. Check the lobster is not few daysâ old or having free cuts and bruises. If there is any single cut or bruise on the body of lobster, it will create problems in slicing and consume lot of time. So, it’s better to buy a fresh lobster which tastes better than a few days’ old one.
2. Heat the oven: Pre-heat the oven at the 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray the roasting pan with cooking spray to make sure that lobster does not stick to the pan. If it happens, your hard work will go in drain. So, be careful about the heat at which the pan is kept for cooking lobster tail.
3. Rinse the lobster and make slices: Now, wash the lobster with chilled cold water. Also, wash the kitchen scissors and keep it ready for slicing. Cut the lobster of appropriate length through top of each shell until you do not touch the meat with knife. Be careful during slicing of lobster because a little deep slice will waste few dollars. So, use knife with precision while making slice on the lobster.
4. Place the lobster tail in frying pan: Place the tail of each lobster with red side lying down in the frying pan and add basic ingredients to make it tasty and delicious. Before you place tail in the frying pan, check it with cooking spray so that tail might not get stick with it. If it happens it will leave burn spot on the lobster tail and make it quiet tasteless and unattractive.
5. Place the pan in the oven: It is the right time to place the pan on the oven which is preheated at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes or more until the meat is not properly roasted. Requirement of oven is necessary for roasting the lobster. So, be careful when placing the lobster in the oven because heat of oven could burn your hand.
6. Remove the pan: Now remove the roasting pan from the oven and savor the hot meat of lobster with a chilled cold beer, which makes it more delicious. The taste of hot lobster is quite different from frozen lobster.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How do I cut lobster tails properly?
Lobster is a mouth watering dish serve on special occasions. The basic cut for lobster tail is straight forward. If you want it in butterfly shape, then you require more time and handle the knife with precision. To cut lobster tail properly, place the lobster on cutting board with red face lying down and then slice the lobster up to appropriate length and leave a space between meat and red shell. Now, add required species which make it tasty.
Quick Tips:
- Remove the elastic bands from the claws when lobster is completely dead.
- When boiling the lobster in water, save some water because it can serve as good and flavored soup.
Things To Watch Out For:
- Slice the lobster very carefully so that it can be roasted well.
- Preheating the oven is necessary for roasting the lobster.
