I was on Facebook and saw my favorite seafood shop put up a wall post about fresh lobster, and that’s how I decided on lunch.
Visit F.I.S.H. on Facebook, or at their location on #180 – 7515 Market Xing, Burnaby, BC, V6J 0A3.
*recipe for baby bok choy seen in picture above can be found here: soy spicy baby bok choy
Ingredients
- 2 lobsters (I asked the seafood shop to prepare it for me, so I just went home with 2 lobster tails and 4 claws)
- butter
- bay leaf
Tools
- 1 wok
- 1 wok cover
- 1 wok stand
- 1 metal steamer stand
- 1 medium dish (to hold lobster & can fit in wok)
- 1 small saucer/pot
*if you have an alternative steaming method, feel free to use that!
Directions
I purchased 2 lobsters from the seafood shop. They prepared the lobster for me, meaning they did the chopping and just packed up the tails & claws for me.
Fill up the wok with water. Turn heat on high to bring the water to a boil.
Take lobster tails and stick a skewer through, to prevent them from curling during the steaming process. (I used a chopstick in the pictures, no skewers at home).
Place lobster tails in a medium dish and place on the stand. Cover. Steam for 8 minutes.
You will know that the lobster is ready when the lobster meat is white.
Now, remove the lobster tails from the wok, and repeat the steaming process with the lobster claws. Steam the tail for 8-10 minutes.
In the meantime, take a saucer or small pot. Heat up the butter on low, and add one or two bay leafs for extra delicious flavour. This will be dipping for the lobster.
Now, you just have to take the lobster out of the shell.
For the tails, I just used kitchen scissors and cut the shell away.
But for the claws, the shell is really thick….so….we used a HAMMER! We will have to get proper tools before we make lobster next time. LOL.
Steamed Lobster COMPLETE!
I love how simple seafood is to make.
Unicorn,
Cat
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February 14, 2011 at 11:50 pm
Bob
Thanks for the great descriptions. I’m getting ready to grill lobster tails for my wife and myself for Valentine’s Day. I read on Food Network to use skewers, but they provided no visuals nor any reasons. I must have read a dozen recipes. I googled it (something long and awkward, “like how to skewer lobster tails for the grill”), clicked on images, and was immediately drawn to yours (the 2nd one–IMG 2007). You provided my answer in one sentence and two nice pics (IMG 2009 and IMG 2011).
Now, I win twice as I have found your great blog on food, too. Thanks for the info. I will definitely be back for more.
Regards,
Bob
February 15, 2011 at 12:13 am
Catherine Ganapathy
Bob,
Lobster tails for valentines. Lucky wife!
I’m glad you found my instructions & images helpful. I google recipes all the time myself, usually when I need a quick how-to-tip. So I try to cater to a person that needs it simple but still helpful enough to get job the done. And pictures help so much when you don’t have experience, the visual makes you feel confident that you’re following the instructions properly. It’s so nice to hear your appreciation of that. I have to thank my family for critiquing the blog as well, they give good advice on how to make it more user friendly.
I must admit, I ended up using wooden chopsticks for the lobster tails (just in case you thought the skewers looked odd), instead of skewer sticks because I didn’t have any skewers in the kitchen! Chopsticks ended up working just fine though. =)
Happy Valentines Day to you & your wife, hope you have a delicious dinner.
Cat