Baked Lobster
Learn how to bake a lobster

note: picture above includes stuffing from stuffed lobster recipe.
Baking Lobster - Looking for something other than the traditional boiled or steamed lobster then try this recipe for baked lobster.
Ingredients
- 2 (1 1/2 pound) live lobsters
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- salt and pepper
- lemon wedges
The first step of baking a lobster is to prepare the lobster by parboil or partially cooking the lobsters. Learn how to parboil lobster.

Place lobster on cutting board. Start by pushing the knife straight down into the head and then moving the knife forward splitting the head in two. (note in the picture above, the sharp edge of the knife should be pointing the opposite direction)


Turn lobster upside down and starting near the head, cut down to the base of the tail. If the knife isn't sharp enough, you may have to turn lobster over to finish the cut.

With your hand or with a spoon, remove and discard the grain sac in each side of the head and remove green tomally. (some lobster lovers consider the tomally to be a special treat but if the lobster was in polluted waters, it's best to discard the tomally.
Also, remove the claws by using kitchen sheers and place claws in pan and roast for 8 minutes.
Brush lobsters with melted butter and roast in oven for 10 minutes. Claws will roast a total of 18 minutes.

note: picture above includes stuffing from stuffed lobster recipe.
Take a kitchen knife and crack the claws and brush one more time with butter.
serve immediately with drawn butter.
Enjoy!
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