Of course, we procrastinated a little bit by catching up over some vino, indulging at Max's Oyster Bar, and playing with Roscoe, Alicia's adorable puppy...
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| Seriously, how can you resist this fluff-ball? |
...but finally we got to work! We started out by purchasing two fresh lobsters from Tinker's Seafood that weighed about a pound and a half each.
We worked up our courage with some glasses of rose and then decided to face the lobsters while the water was boiling. One of the lobsters was a bit mellow...and the other was a bit mean. This didn't stop us from goofing around with them during the last minutes before the big boil.
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| I look frightening in this picture. I'm also mostly frightened of this lobster. |
Roscoe wasn't quite sure what to make of the lobsters...
As a side note, can you tell that we drank a bit of wine? Ha!
When the water was finally boiling, we got to work. Since I'm supposed to boil the lobster by myself, I agreed to be the one to put the lobster in the pot while Alicia quickly put a lid on it. Since we didn't have a stockpot large enough for both lobsters, we cooked them one at a time. It was honestly less traumatic than we thought, especially since neither of the lobsters struggled or shrieked.
Alicia did a lot of research and we boiled them for about five minutes per pound, or about seven minutes each. When each lobster was done, we gave it a cold water bath to help stop the cooking.
The end result? We had the most delicious and messy summer lobster boil that consisted of lobster, red bliss potato and corn with melted butter and Sriracha butter. Delicious.
I am so glad that Alicia and I decided to conquer the lobster together and I definitely am looking forward to knocking more items off the list with friends because it makes it so much more fun!
Tell me, do you eat boiled lobster? Have you boiled a lobster yourself?
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