Lobster roll is a Maine specialty consisting of cooked lobster meat that is, ideally, drizzled with melted butter and placed into long hot dog rolls. Additionally, the sandwich might include lettuce, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper. Traditional accompaniments include potato chips or French fries on the side.
American Lobster Rolls
Course: MainCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy4
servings10
minutes15
minutes300
kcal25
minutesLobster roll is a Maine specialty consisting of cooked lobster meat that is, ideally, drizzled with melted butter and placed into long hot dog rolls. Additionally, the sandwich might include lettuce, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper. Traditional accompaniments include potato chips or French fries on the side.
Ingredients
- Lobster Rolls with Mayo
2 live lobsters
Martin’s Potato Rolls
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons red onion, minced
1 rib celery, minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
Salt
Pepper
Chives, chopped for garnish
- Brown-Butter Lobster Roll
2 live lobsters
Martin’s Potato Rolls
5 tablespoons butter
Chives, chopped for garnish
Directions
- Lobster Roll with Mayonnaise
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the lobsters until they turn red, about 8 to 10 minutes. Allow the lobsters to cool, then remove the meat (watch this tutorial for shelling a lobster) and chop into ½-inch pieces.
- Place a skillet over medium heat and add a tablespoon of butter. Toast the buns on both sides. Reserve.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the lobster meat with the red onion, celery, lemon juice and mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper.
- Fill the toasted buns with the lobster mixture and garnish with chopped chives.
- Brown-Butter Lobster Roll
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the lobsters until they turn red, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow the lobsters to cool, then remove the meat and chop into ½-inch pieces. Be sure to save your shells to make shellfish stock.
- Place a skillet over medium heat and add one tablespoon of the butter. Toast the buns on both sides. Reserve.
- Place the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook until the butter starts to brown and smell nutty, about 4 minutes.
- Fill the toasted bun with the lobster meat and drizzle with the browned butter. Garnish with chives.
