Lobster

Ceviche

Grill, if you live in an area that isn't cold.

Why do people who turn up their noses at crawfish eat lobster? I’ve always wondered that.

[quote] Why do people who turn up their noses at crawfish eat lobster?

Crawfish are nicknamed "mud bugs."

Nuff' said.

Just eat it through the shell. That's the best crunchy part.

Bisque.

Thermidor. Or Lobster Rolls.

Lobster rolls don't sound very Valentine's Day to me. Why not serve hot dogs and save the money?

These are nice and light, R8.

And slightly elegant.

Boil it! Enjoy with butter!

^Yes.

Don’t do a whole lobster - your hands will stink. Might as well date Cheryl.

Steaming is the only right way to cook lobster.

You don't lose the natural brine.

We're having lobster for Valentine's day too. We order the lobster steamed with the meat extracted, or you can just buy frozen lobster meat. Saute the chopped lobster meat in a little bit of butter. Spoon about 3/4 cup into individual ramekins. Crumble some Ritz crackers and mix with melted butter. Sprinkle over the chopped lobster. Blowtorch the top, or run under the broiler (risky with ceramic ramekins). Sprinkle with fresh parsley. Serve with garlic bread and something green - roasted asparagus, Caesar salad, etc. and garlic bread. Google "lazy lobster recipe" for more complicated recipes.

Can you microwave lobster?

If so, how?

Stab it in the neck first. More humane to kill it before you cook it.

Steam it in a two part steamer. It’s the only way. Seriously.

R16 they say now that hurts it.

I read the best way to kill them painlessly (?) is to put them in ice which puts them in kind of a coma and then take the iced up lobster straight from the ice to the cooking.

Great idea R9.

If you have never done it before, skip the complicated advice above and just back it. I tried this recipe a couple of time s and its foolproof. Make sure you have lemon and butter. FYI stick to just the tails, it much easier besides the whole lobster grosses a lot of people out if its not something they grew up with.

Steam them.

But, as others have said, eating a whole lobster is fun, but maybe not romantic because it is hands’ on and very messy. Maybe if you are trying to have a caveman Valentine’s Day.

[quote] Steam it in a two part steamer

What's a two-part steamer?

It's inhumane to boil them alive because they have nerves in their exoskeletons and can experience the excruciating pain. Better to stab them repeatedly, over and over and over.

rofl R23. i really hope you're joking.

Cook it? I just rip it to shreds with my massive incisors and swallow it raw.

Forget the lobster. Serve very fresh raw oysters and champagne. Then the best steak you can afford with a decent lush red. For desert, simple dark luxury chocolate with citrus slices. Liquers and cigarettes or cigars (go ahead, 1 won't kill you).

[quote] Forget the lobster. Serve very fresh raw oysters and champagne.

Not everybody eats raw oysters.

lobster is overrated

What R14 said. Call the fish store and have them cook it and crack it for you.

[quote] Call the fish store and have them cook it and crack it for you.

What's a fish store?

[quote] I'm thinking of doing a dinner for friends on Valentine's Day,

Come again?

I'm with R28.

Too much work unless you're eating with someone who really knows how to extract the meat from the shell and they can do the work for you.

Mainer here. Lobster is best when prepared simply. Steam it and serve with melted butter and lemon slices. Agree with others above - if you have a place that will steam it for you, use that. Hearing claws scraping on the top of the steamer pot is not romantic.

THe best way to kill it is to cut it in half lengthwise.🦐

Go to the 23:00 mark.

Another really good way to kill it is to strangle it.

Racks of lamb, OP.

Or just the lobster tails, baked, not steamed or boiled. Cut hard shell (use kitchen scissors) lengthwise to fan, separate and lift meat. Baste with butter. Bake (probably 350, recipe not in front of me) until done. Baked red potatoes, salad, good white wine.

R30 Really? A fish store is a store that sells fish and other seafood. The one in my neighborhood also has a small section with prepared dinners, side dishes and grocery items related to seafood.

The most humane way of killing them is to fashion a small noose out of dental floss and hang them. If you want to be especially kind find their genitals (there are hundreds of instructional YouTube videos that show you how) and masturbate them as they're being choked off.

r39=David Carradine

Lobshter.

Why would you choose to make a dinner for friends when you have no idea how to cook it?

Stick with what you know. Nobody wants to be chosen to eat something you've never made before.

Haha, so many psychos on this thread about how to "properly kill" the lobster.

Just stick it in boiling hot water, and be done with it. They'll be cooked in seconds.

Cut it in half starting with the head so it dies immediately. Then bake it with lemon and butter. Make sure that you use a deep sheet pan because they extrude a lot of water sometimes.

Paella of course, but only if you can get the Spanish sausage!

Blender

Make reservations at a seafood restaurant, that’s the best way to have lobster.

r47 is right.

Some things just aren't the same when cooked at home.

Fried chicken is another ... buy that shit at the store!

r39 is correct. Erotic asphyxiation releases hormones that render the meat in the claws and tails very tender and almost unspeakably toothsome. Translation: hang 'em and wank 'em. You're welcome.

Bake the lobster tail for 12 minutes.

Drizzle with butter and parsley. Serve with lemon on the side.

EASY.

So how was the dinner party?

He can't answer -- everyone's still in the emergency room.