This is my friend Kuckles and I'm going to show you how to prepare him and how to cook him. When we're boiling a lobster, the water has to be extra oceany. Okay.
So, we're going to add in about 2 tablespoons of ocean for every quart of water. How is it? Does it need a little bit more?
Yeah, I think so. Guys, and please do me a big favor and never just throw a live lobster in boiling water. They can still feel pain, okay?
It's good to show respect to the animal. Yeah. Have a rolling boil on standby while we uh prepare our lobster.
To dispatch the lobster quickly and humanely, lay it belly down and find the little X right behind the eyes. Take the tip of the knife and plunge straight down through the X and then slide the knife forward through the head to finish the job. This way, it's clean, fast, and painless as possible.
Now, put him inside your boiling liquid and make sure he's completely submerged. It is different cook times depending on the size of the lobster. So, here's a formula depending on your size.
Now, when your lobster's fully cooked, we don't want it to overcook. So, we're going to submerge it in an ice bath. I'm going to need a bigger one.
Big meaty claws. This stuff is easy to get the meat out of, but this is where the real money is. Don't let that delicious leg meat go to waste.
And this this isn't garbage. I'm going to show you how to make a soup with this later. And the best way to honor the flavor is a whole bunch of butter and a good amount of that ocean.
Cheers. Thank you, Kuckles, for your honorable sacrifice.
