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In this video, you'll see how to make succulent steamed lobster tails. Sea salt and a little melted butter for dipping are all you require to make amazing lobster. The recipe just couldn't be much easier. It's ideal for Valentine's Day dinner with a glass of chilled chardonnay.
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Surely salt does nothing while steaming
Salt water reaches its boiling point faster than fresh water. It’s really just to shave off <1 minute from your cooking time, it's unnecessary when you're adding it to already boiled water like here.
Im trainee chef and this just baffled me a little
Yeah I didn’t learn that from culinary either, it was always just a golden rule to salt your water but no one ever really explained why until I looked up the chemistry myself.
It actually serves 2 functions. 1) Salt water has a lower heat capacity and reaches its boiling point quicker, and 2) adding salt raises the overall boiling point of water allowing to get hotter than regular fresh water (but you need a lot of salt for this to even make a difference).
Looks good. What about a little salt for taste
Nice!!! Looks good!!
First time doing this for Valentine’s day I’m surprising my husband pairing it with a twice baked stuffed Potatoes with a salad and grilled steak can’t wait
What a delicious dinner you have planned. Happy Valentine’s Day!
I just made lobster tail using the recipe from this video. thank you.
You’re welcome CineRocco, how did it turn out for you?
@Allrecipes It turned out very good. Nice and tender. I think eight minutes was just right.
I am a Florida scuba diver that catches his own lobsters and this recipe works perfectly. I melt the butter with a little minced garlic in olive oil.
+Hayden Clark Great post. Are you on meth?
+Red Reef Media I live in Mississippi I go to Florida a lot easy and I scuba dive do for l I on fish but no lobster lobster in is Spain that’s why I coast so much
Butter with olive oil is the BEST! It’s great on steamed vegetables also!
only 8 minutes eh?
5-8 yes
Thanks this is the first time my lobster came out amazing
I’m from Maine and I’ve always steamed for 8 minutes instead of boiling for 20 minutes like everyone else. Mine always come out tender never rubbery.
I”ve steamed 8 oz lobster tails for 8 minutes and they were still not done. Why is there not a rule anywhere on the internet for minutes per ounce??? A 12 oz lobster should be steamed for how many minutes? It cannot be 8 minutes.
When served, how do you get the meat off the shell? Does one need a special utensil other than a fork? Would it be ok (easier) to strip all the meat from the shell prior to steaming and steam just the meat?
I think it is better to keep it in shell, BUT to cut open and crack shell. If I come across the video for that, I will share it. Otherwise I am finding we lose a lot of meat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMCJdIknbR0 once i found a 1.5 minute version but alas ..
It looks yummy