How To Cook Lobster For Rolls
Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil.
How to cook lobster for rolls. Remove when lobster is completely coated in butter and warmed through 3 to 4 minutes. Lobster is very easy to cook whole or just the tails. Check out our post on how to boil and eat lobster.
The rule of thumb is to boil them for about 45 seconds per ounce. Large tails can take 6 minutes or more. If you use a side sliced bun the griddled part is in the middle where the lobster is and loses its crisp very quickly.
For lobster rolls it s best to use lobster meat from the whole lobster because you get the combination of claw meat and tail meat. You can find full instructions on how to cook lobster for lobster rolls in my post here. Heat a griddle pan and griddle the rolls in batches on all sides.
Simmer for a further 10 minutes for each 450g thereafter to a maximum of 40 minutes. When butter has melted add lobster and cook stirring constantly to coat lobster with butter. You can purchase precooked frozen lobster meat or uncooked frozen lobster tail at fish markets.
At boiling point lower the heat and simmer the lobster for 15 minutes for the first 450g. The easiest is to boil or steam. These rolls are often split top hot dog buns.
Maine s take uses cold lobster and mayo while in the connecticut version warm seafood is tossed with butter. We say you can t go wrong but here s a maine version to get you started. Lobster rolls might not seem like a contentious topic but diners in maine and connecticut probably wouldn t agree.