How To Steam A Lobster Tail Without A Steamer
Place a steamer basket or an upturned colander in the pot so lobster tails are not submerged in the water.
How to steam a lobster tail without a steamer. Choose a pot large enough to hold your lobster tails with a tight fitting lid that is large enough to fit the lobster tails with enough room for the steam to circulate around them. Place an inch or two of water in the pot add the steamer basket and bring it to a boil. Rinse tails briefly under cold water to remove any grit or shell fragments.
Place a steamer basket over water. To steam a lobster you will need tongs a plate fresh water a large pot with a tight fitting lid and a steaming rack. Steaming lobster tails most lobster tails are rather small at 3 to 6 ounces so you don t need a large steamer pot for them.
Even a small saucepan with a steamer basket will hold two or three. In this video you ll see how to make s.