The American lobsters are a species of lobsters that are usually found on the coasts of the Atlantic, North America. It is better known as the Maine lobster in the United States. The Maine lobsters usually thrive in the cold and shallow waters. Such lobsters are both solitary and nocturnal. They feed themselves on mollusks, and small fish.
The Maine lobsters are found in the far south states of North Carolina too. But they are more profound in the cooler waters around the Canadian Maritimes, Rhode Island etc. The common size for a Maine lobster is around 20 to 62 cms in length and from 1 to 9 pounds in weight.
After the basic introduction about the Maine lobsters, let's check out two amazing recipes on lobster tails:
# Recipe 1
Grilled Lobster Tails
Ingredients
8 (1 1/2 pound) live lobsters
16 skewers, soaked in cold water
Olive oil
Salt and ground pepper
Lime wedges
4 ounces of black caviar
Chopped cilantro leaves
Directions
Boil a large pot of salted water. Add the lobsters and boil them for 15 minutes. In the mean time, preheat the grill to a medium high. Once the lobsters are boiled, keep them in a bowl of ice water. After a while, drain the lobsters and remove the
lobster tail from its body. Then carefully remove the tail meat from the shell of the lobster.
So that the meat lies flat, skewer the tail onto a skewer. Now brush the tail with some oil and season it with salt and pepper. Grill the tail for 3 minutes until it is slightly charred.
Place the lobster tail on a platter and add some sauce over the top. Sprinkle with some finely chopped cilantro and garnish the dish with lime wedges. Add toppings in the form of dollops of caviar.
# Recipe 2
Salad of Green Mango with Prawn and Lobster Tail and Lime-Chili Dressing
Ingredients
Dressing:
12 prawns, cooked, peeled, and veins removed
Three Maine lobster tails, shelled, chopped and cooked
Four ounces snow peas
Chopped cilantro
Leeks, fried and properly processed
2 chilies
2 limes
1 lemon
Two cups olive oil
Salt and ground white pepper
Four mangoes, property peeled and processed
Directions
Mix all the materials in a mixer and put them in a bowl for dressing. Add mangoes for dressing. Place the mango salad with chilled plates around. Top each of the plates with half lobster tails, snow peas and 2 prawns. Dress up the salad with fried leeks and cilantro.
Lobsters themselves are delicacies. A well cooked
lobster tail recipe elevates an ordinary occasion to extraordinary. The above mentioned recipes are well worth the try as they are surely going to make this delicacy all the more delightful.
Try these world class recipes at home when you have to treat a sudden guest. They are surely going to love it.
