Lobster

Lobster is a seafood that has been enjoyed by people for centuries. The lobster’s popularity began to increase in the early 19th century, when it was considered a delicacy. Lobster was usually boiled or baked and served with butter.

In the mid-19th century, a new way of cooking lobster was introduced. This method, known as “lobster Newberg,” consisted of sautéing lobster in butter and then adding cream, sherry, and eggs. This dish quickly became popular in the United States and was served in many of the country’s finest restaurants.

Today, there are many different ways to prepare lobster. It can be boiled, baked, grilled, or even served in a salad. No matter how it is prepared, lobster is sure to please any seafood lover.

Advice

When it comes to making lobster, it is important to start by choosing a lobster that is fresh. Look for a lobster that is bright in color and has a sweet smell. Once you have chosen the lobster, there are several ways to cook it. Boiling is a common method, but you can also bake, grill, or steam the lobster. If you choose to boil the lobster, make sure to put it in a large pot of water and bring it to a rolling boil. Once the lobster is cooked, allow it to cool for a few minutes before serving. Enjoy your succulent lobster with a side of melted butter.

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Recipes

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Spicy Lobster Pasta

  • thyme
  • salt
  • bucatini pasta
  • lemon zest
  • bay leaf
  • celery
  • carrot
  • onion
  • heavy cream
  • white wine
  • hot red pepper flake
  • tomato
  • butter
  • olive oil
  • lobster
  • parsley
  • garlic
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Lobster Bisque

  • cayenne pepper
  • salt
  • heavy cream
  • sherry
  • carrot
  • onion
  • grain white rice
  • fish stock
  • olive oil
  • tomato paste
  • garlic
  • live lobster
  • celery
  • tarragon
  • thyme
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Spicy Lobster Pasta

  • black pepper
  • salt
  • lemon
  • sun gold tomato
  • lobster meat
  • red pepper flake
  • lemon zest
  • shallot
  • spaghetti
  • olive oil
  • butter
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Lazy Lobster

  • chervil
  • tarragon
  • black pepper
  • lemon
  • salt
  • parsley
  • dill
  • chive
  • live lobster
  • butter
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Lobster Bisque

  • heavy cream
  • tomato paste
  • thyme
  • creole seasoning
  • white wine
  • onion
  • paprika
  • white pepper
  • celery
  • cayenne pepper
  • olive oil
  • worcestershire sauce
  • garlic
  • lobster stock
  • butter
  • lobster tail
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Lobster Stew With a Pastry Lid

  • PASTRY LIDS
  • salt
  • half
  • egg yolk
  • all purpose flour
  • butter
  • STEW
  • salt
  • leek
  • half
  • thyme
  • lemon zest
  • celery
  • crème fraîche
  • cayenne pepper
  • potato starch dissolved
  • lobster
  • butter
  • GARNISH
  • chive
  • parsley
  • tarragon
  • celery
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Lobster Stew

  • heavy cream
  • lobster
  • butter
  • milk
  • sherry
  • black pepper
  • parsley
  • salt
  • paprika
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Classic Lobster Salad

  • lobster meat
  • lemon juice
  • avocado
  • celery
  • mayonnaise
  • black pepper
  • salt
  • salad green
  • cucumber
  • tomato
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Lobster Thermidor

  • egg yolk
  • nutmeg
  • tarragon
  • shallot
  • heavy cream
  • olive oil
  • live lobster
  • all purpose flour
  • sherry
  • lobster stock
  • milk
  • butter
  • white wine
  • mustard
  • black pepper
  • hot paprika
  • salt
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Lobster Pasta

  • black pepper
  • salt
  • butter
  • bucatini
  • onion
  • red pepper flake
  • live lobster
  • celery
  • basil
  • parmesan cheese
  • chive
  • garlic
  • heavy cream
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Classic Lobster Bisque

  • celery
  • sherry
  • heavy cream
  • shallot
  • tomato paste
  • garlic
  • cornstarch
  • bay leaf
  • lobster
  • fish stock
  • water
  • butter
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Chili Lobster With Texas Toast

  • TEXAS TOAST
  • salt
  • butter
  • sourdough bread
  • LOBSTER STOCK
  • salt
  • bay leaf
  • tomato paste
  • oil
  • shallot
  • tarragon
  • white wine
  • lobster
  • thyme
  • water
  • CHILI LOBSTER
  • ginger
  • lobster stock
  • soy sauce
  • lime
  • mint
  • oil
  • onion
  • green onion
  • sriracha
  • butter
  • lobster
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French-Style Lobster Bisque

  • cognac
  • paprika
  • chicken stock
  • heavy cream
  • white wine
  • black pepper
  • lobster meat
  • carrot
  • onion
  • salt
  • milk
  • all purpose flour
  • butter
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Maine Lobster Rolls

  • lobster meat
  • lemon juice
  • mayonnaise
  • celery
  • hot dog
  • black pepper
  • salt
  • chive
  • lettuce
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Lobster Bisque

  • lobster
  • steak sauce
  • sherry
  • butter
  • milk
  • all purpose flour
  • black pepper
  • salt
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Lobster Bisque Recipe

  • cayenne pepper
  • coriander seed
  • salt
  • chive
  • white wine
  • butter
  • bay leaf
  • heavy cream
  • olive oil
  • brandy
  • tomato paste
  • carrot
  • onion
  • parsley
  • tarragon
  • live lobster
  • celery
  • garlic
  • chicken stock
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JFK Lobster Stew

  • parsley
  • black pepper
  • sherry
  • paprika
  • heavy cream
  • milk
  • live lobster
  • butter
  • salt
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BLT Lobster Rolls

  • black pepper
  • salt
  • chive
  • celery
  • tomato
  • mayonnaise
  • basil
  • lemon juice
  • butter
  • live lobster
  • bibb lettuce
  • top hot dog bun
  • bacon
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Boiled Maine Lobster

  • white wine
  • black peppercorn
  • water
  • lemon
  • salt
  • bay leaf
  • butter
  • thyme
  • lobster
  • parsley
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Boiled Lobster

  • white wine
  • water
  • lemon
  • butter
  • parsley
  • salt
  • thyme
  • lobster tail
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Baked Stuffed Lobster

  • lemon juice
  • salt
  • seafood stuffing
  • white wine
  • cracker
  • crabmeat
  • lobster meat
  • butter
  • lemon juice
  • lobster
  • scallop
  • haddock
  • maine shrimp
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Baked Stuffed Lobster

  • black pepper
  • salt
  • onion
  • live hard shell select lobster
  • italian parsley
  • tarragon
  • common cracker
  • maine shrimp
  • butter
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Restaurant Quality Lobster Bisque

  • heavy cream
  • tarragon
  • thyme
  • carrot
  • onion
  • sherry
  • white rice
  • cayenne pepper
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • garlic
  • live lobster
  • celery
  • clam broth
  • tomato paste
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Lobster in Tomato Cream Sauce

  • parmesan cheese
  • tomato paste
  • basil
  • italian seasoning
  • tomato sauce
  • onion
  • red pepper flake
  • salt
  • lobster meat
  • white wine
  • olive oil
  • sugar
  • garlic
  • heavy cream
  • butter
  • black pepper
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Cape Cod Lobster Roll

  • salt
  • maine lobster meat
  • tarragon
  • mango
  • shallot
  • thai chili
  • celery
  • parsley
  • mayonnaise
  • lemon
  • hot dog bun
  • flat green lettuce
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Cantonese Lobster Tail

  • green onion
  • garlic
  • carrot
  • vegetable oil
  • ginger
  • white pepper
  • oyster sauce
  • soy sauce
  • white wine
  • black bean sauce
  • lobster tail
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Baked Stuffed Lobster

  • black pepper
  • salt
  • onion
  • live hard shell select lobster
  • italian parsley
  • tarragon
  • common cracker
  • maine shrimp
  • butter
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Lobster Thermidor

  • parsley
  • lemon
  • shallot
  • parmesan cheese
  • salt
  • butter
  • cayenne pepper
  • sherry
  • egg yolk
  • garlic
  • live lobster
  • heaving whipping cream
  • mushroom
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Baked Lobster

  • shrimp pasta
  • salt
  • tomato
  • shallot
  • olive oil
  • basil
  • oregano
  • oil
  • cajun seasoning
  • garlic
  • onion
  • maine lobster
  • pasta noodles wide
  • shrimp
  • pasteurized crabmeat
  • butter
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Lobster Roll

  • lobster meat
  • chive
  • celery
  • hot sauce
  • lemon juice
  • lemon zest
  • black pepper
  • salt
  • mayonnaise
  • butter
  • new england top bun
  • lettuce
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Lobster Bisque

  • heavy cream
  • thyme
  • salt
  • shallot
  • water
  • white wine
  • pepper
  • all purpose flour
  • tomato paste
  • garlic
  • carrot
  • celery
  • butter
  • lobster tail
  • lobster stock

Ingredient Breakdown

 
salt
butter
garlic
celery
olive oil
lobster
parsley
black pepper
live lobster
tarragon
onion
white wine
lemon juice
chive
lemon
heavy cream
lobster tail
shallot
thyme
mayonnaise
tomato paste
lobster meat
bay leaf
tomato
sherry
basil
carrot
water
paprika
lemon zest
cayenne pepper
red pepper flake
egg yolk
milk
parmesan cheese
all purpose flour
top hot dog bun
oil
green onion
sugar
lobster stock
fish stock
white pepper
half
cherry tomato
red wine vinegar
brandy
black peppercorn
lettuce
bacon
maine shrimp
cream
clarified butter
pepper
pasta
new england top hot dog bun
dill
rosemary
avocado
mustard
new potato
dijon mustard
cornstarch
seaweed
ginger
soy sauce
mint
lime juice
bibb lettuce
chicken stock
panko bread crumb
vegetable oil
bell pepper
smoked paprika
live hard shell select lobster
italian parsley
common cracker
new england top bun
hot dog bun
hot sauce
white
yellow tomato
pound lobster meat
bucatini pasta
hot red pepper flake
grain white rice
sun gold tomato
spaghetti
top brioche
chervil
creole seasoning
worcestershire sauce
cracker crumb
garlic powder
lemon pepper
sweet
leek
crème fraîche
potato starch dissolved
lobster meat lobster
salad green
cucumber
nutmeg
hot paprika
bucatini
aioli
arugula
green basil
green bean
hard-boiled egg
whipping cream
clam juice
lime
sriracha
sourdough bread
orange juice
pea shoot
english hothouse cucumber
cognac
hot dog
lobster stock salt
sherry vinegar
clam
ears corn
red potato
steak sauce
coriander seed
pimentón
yellow potato
new england top roll
béchamel sauce
ground
meat stock
polenta
kale pesto
truffle gouda
jamaican jerk seasoning
sweet pepper
tomato concassé
rum
seafood stuffing
cracker
crabmeat
scallop
haddock
rigatoni
chicken broth
pecorino romano cheese
1lemon zest
san marzano tomato
yellow curry powder
cream cheese
white rice
clam broth
curry powder
spiny lobster
garlic butter sauce
green lettuce
lobster tails equivalent amount
italian seasoning
tomato sauce
maine lobster meat
mango
thai chili
flat green lettuce
waxy potato
asparagus
halibut
pimento
boston lettuce
jalapeño
verjus
oyster sauce
black bean sauce
bay seasoning
rice flour
pea
heaving whipping cream
mushroom
pale lager
frisée
wine santa barbara county chardonnay
california lobster
chili pepper
vegetable broth
white wine vinegar
chicory
cannellini bean
shrimp pasta
oregano
cajun seasoning
maine lobster
pasta noodles wide
shrimp
pasteurized crabmeat
vermouth
mustard oil
fennel
live maine lobster
yellow mustard seed
curry butter
spanish onion
madras curry powder
california spiny lobster

Insights

Staple Ingredients

  • butter 43%
  • salt 43%

Common Ingredients

  • lobster 21%
  • olive oil 19%

Usual Ingredients

  • garlic 16%
  • parsley 16%
  • lemon 14%
  • live lobster 14%
  • onion 12%
  • tarragon 10%
  • thyme 10%
  • white wine 10%
  • water 9%