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When buying a spiny lobster, look for a lively one and never buy a dead lobster that has not been frozen! Enzymes in the lobster rot the meat very quickly. When buying frozen tails, look for ones that have been vacuum-sealedthey will last up to a year that way. Cooking Spiny Lobster. If you are lucky enough to find a whole lobster, you can use the meat in a variety of recipesfrom lobster Thermidor and lobster salad to lobster sauce for pasta. Since the meat isn't as sweet and rich as a Maine lobster, recipes that have added flavors and ingredients work well. Four-ounce tails, then, should boil for four minutes, while 10-ounce tails will require 10 minutes. The Single-Tail Guideline. As always, the details are important. First, as with whole lobster, you'll need 2 to 3 quarts of boiling water per pound of tails. That way, your water will return to the boil quickly after the tails are added. Don't begin timing your tails until the water boils again, otherwise your timing will be off and the tails will be undercooked. Spiny lobster tails are traditionally grilled, basted with butter. They are also excellent steamed and roasted. Be sure to get the thin little strips of meat from the tail flippers! If you get the whole lobster, make lobster stock out of the body and legs -- once you've picked the body meat out. Grilling the Lobster Tails. 1 Once the grill is hot, at least 15 minutes, give the lobster tails one last baste, add a bit of salt and pepper and place them flesh side down on the hot grill. Be careful of flare-ups from the dripping butter. Cook flesh side down for 4 to 5 minutes until light grill marks show. Flip the lobster tails to shell side down. A similar and larger species, the California spiny lobster is a rare treat, gathered in traps or by hand by divers and sold live in tanks. This makes the U.S. spiny lobster fishery a best choice if you are eager to eat only sustainable seafood. The same can be said for lobsters taken in Baja, Mexico, and Australia. How to Grill Lobster Tails July 8, 2008 Update for 2017 - Since first writing about how to grill lobster tails, my kids have gotten older and now into travel basketball and soccer. Needless to say, we spend a lot more time in restaurants with claw machines and very little time eating lobster tails. However, updating this recipe because I no longer oil the grill prior to grilling anything. Once you've picked out the body meat, you can make lobster stock out of the body and legs. Spiny lobster tails are traditionally grilled and basted with butter. They are also excellent steamed and roasted. Eating Spiny Lobster. From an eating standpoint, most of the meat in a spiny lobster is in its tail. Thaw the Lobster Tails. 1 If the lobster tails are frozen, start by thawing them to room temperature by placing them in a plastic bag and then submerge them in a warm bowl of water. Prepare Basting Sauce. 1 Next create a basting sauce. Melt the butter in a small dish in the microwave, or warm in a small pan and remove from heat. These can be as small as 2 to 3 ounces or as large as a pound in weight, depending on the species and origin of the lobster itself. If you're working from a recipe and purchased the specified size of tails, you can simply follow the recipe's instructions. Otherwise, the usual rule of thumb for lobster tails is one minute of boiling time for every ounce. Four-ounce tails, then, should boil for four minutes, while 10-ounce tails will require 10 minutes. The Single-Tail Guideline When buying frozen tails, look for ones that have been vacuum-sealed: They will last up to a year that way. 1 Main Dishes. 2 Cooking Techniques & Tips. 3 Cooking Techniques & Tips. 4 Seafood Basics. 5 Regional Food Tips. 6 Main Dishes. 7 Seafood Basics. 8 Main Dishes. Query: how long to boil small florida lobster tails
The usual rule of thumb for lobster tails is one minute of boiling time for every ounce.