How To Steam A Lobster

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 lbs lobsters (alive)
• 3 quarts water (3 qts. water per every 2 pounds of lobster)
• 1 large onion, roughly chopped in quarters
• 1 tablespoon old bay seasoning
• 4 tablespoons sea salt
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed (lightly hit to open the clove a bit)

Recipe

• 1 fill pot with water to match pounds of lobster. (3 qts. per 2 pounds lobster).
• 2 add seasonings, vegetable, and garlic.
• 3 bring water to rolling boil.
• 4 add live lobsters one at a time (if more then one), starting to time immediately. (10 minutes per pound for first pound of lobster, 1 minute per pound thereafter = 2 pound lobster= 12 minutes).
• 5 do not cover.
• 6 stir lobster half-way through cooking time.
• 7 let lobster rest for a full five minutes to allow the meat to absorb the moisture from the shell.
• 8 carefully remove and grab a bib.