Lobster Recipes

Baked stuffed lobster with golden cracker-crumb stuffing, lemon and drawn butter

Lobster is the star of the New England table. Make lobster rolls the warm Connecticut way or the cold Maine way, broil tails with garlic butter, bake whole stuffed lobsters, or pair a tail with filet mignon for surf and turf.

Lobster meat is done at 140 F, when it turns opaque white.

7 recipes

  • Connecticut Lobster Roll (Warm with Butter)25 min total | 4 rolls

    Chunks of sweet lobster warmed in melted butter with a squeeze of lemon and piled into a toasted, buttered split-top bun. The warm Connecticut-style roll. Makes 4.

  • Maine Lobster Roll (Cold with Mayo)50 min total | 4 rolls

    Chilled lobster meat lightly dressed with mayonnaise, lemon, celery and chives, served in a toasted, buttered split-top bun. The classic Maine roll. Makes 4.

  • Broiled Lobster Tails with Garlic Butter23 min total | 4 servings

    Lobster tails butterflied so the meat sits on top of the shell, brushed with garlic, lemon and paprika butter and broiled until just opaque. About 25 minutes; serves 4.

  • Baked Stuffed Lobster55 min total | 2 servings

    Whole lobsters split and filled with a buttery cracker-crumb stuffing with scallops, baked until golden. A New England special-occasion classic. Serves 2.

  • Surf and Turf (Filet Mignon and Lobster Tail)40 min total | 2 servings

    A pan-seared filet mignon topped with garlic herb butter and a broiled butterflied lobster tail, served with drawn butter, lemon and asparagus. A steakhouse dinner for two.

  • New England Clambake (Stovetop)1 hr 40 min total | 4 servings

    A whole New England clambake layered in one big pot: red potatoes, onions, sausage, corn, lobsters, steamers and mussels, steamed together and served with melted butter. Serves 4.

  • Mock Lobster Salad12 hr 30 min total

    Poor man's lobster: haddock or halibut cooked with onion, chilled overnight and folded into a Russian-style dressing of Miracle Whip, chili sauce and pimento. Serve on lettuce.

Common questions

How long do you cook lobster tails?
Broil about 1 minute per ounce of tail, until the meat is opaque and reaches 140 F.
How much lobster meat is in a lobster?
A 1 1/4 pound lobster yields about 4 to 5 ounces of meat.

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