All that Matters While Eating a Lobster

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Lobsters are one of the most liked sea foods, owing to the sheer delight that they offer to the seafood buffs. Various qualities of lobsters can be fetched from the market but a live lobster, which is well frozen, produces out of the world feel to your mouth.

Because of delectable palate of lobsters, you can find it on several parties’ menu. These are also a perfect choice on the weekends and special occasions. 

 

Apart from taste, lobsters are well known for the nutrients they contain. 

Nutritional facts of a lobster weighing 150 g

Nutrients	Amount
Basic Components
Protein	28.2 g
Ash	3.3 g
Cholesterol	142 mg
Carbohydrates	0.7 g
Water	115 g
Fats and Fatty Acids
Total Fat	1.3 g
Saturated Fat	0.3 g
Polyunsaturated Fat	0.2 g
Monounsaturated Fat	0.4 g
Calories
Total Calories	135
Calories From Fats	12.2
Calories From Carbohydrates	2.4
Calories From Proteins	120
Vitamins
Vitamin A	105 IU
Vitamin K	0.2 mcg
Vitamin E	2.2 mg
Niacin	2.2 mg
Riboflavin	0.1 mg
Folate	13.5 mcg
Vitamin B6	0.1 mg
Pantothenic Acid	2.4 mg
Choline	121 mg
Minerals
Calcium	72 mg
Magnesium	40.5 mg
Potassium	413 mg
Zinc	4.5 mg
Manganese	0.1 mg
Iron	0.4 mg
Sodium	216 mg
Phosphorus	444 mg
Copper	2.5 mg
Selenium	62.1 mcg

So, a lobster provides lots of health benefits to you. Besides being yummy in taste, lobsters are also for them, who want to keep their health in check. 

Buying a lobster is tricky; one needs to be cautious while purchasing lobsters from marketplace. Prefer fresh and live lobsters, as they are delicious and subtle when prepared. You need to see if the tails are curled up or not, buy the one with flapped tails. Lobsters stored for more than a week is most likely to prepare a foul tasted recipe. You could see bright red shell on fresh lobsters whereas exposed meat is white and moist, and old lobsters have dried and yellow meat.  

Once you have bought the fresh pieces of lobsters, now the storage process also needs to be carried out with care and perfection. After washing the lobsters carefully, refrigerate them by wrapping with freezer paper or plastic bag. A night before cooking, remove them from refrigerator and defrost by placing them in a bowl. 

Fresh pieces of lobsters can be bought from some of the prominent online stores. They ensure live lobster delivery at your doorstep. 

Buying Lobster Has Become Easy and Fun

A Succulent Recipe to Drive Away Your Work Pressure

At the end of hectic week, you would like to have a true yummy delight on weekends. The hectic schedules that you had put in throughout the week caused tiredness and to fend it off in just few minutes, taste something of discerning palate. Sea foods have always been a great pick on weekends and holidays, besides people savouring on it on the special occasions. 

Factually, lobsters are one of the most outstanding sea foods, known for their succulent taste and nutritious factors. A lobster recipe promising a great taste and complete delight is lobster and fennel stew recipe.

By providing attention to the proper ingredients and preparation method, you may end up preparing a great lobster recipe in your kitchen. Below is a complete idea on how to prepare lobster and fennel stew, a delectable recipe.

Ingredients

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·         Lobster,1 pound (450 g)

·         Shrimp shells, 4 ounces (110 g) (optional)

·         Whiskey, 1 tablespoon (optional)

·         Sliced leek, 1/2 medium

·         Unsweetened coconut milk, 1/2 cup (125 ml)

·         Fine sea salt

·         Chervil, optional

·         Olive oil, 1 tablespoon, plus more for drizzling

·         Thyme, 2 sprigs

·         Unsalted butter, 1 1/2 tablespoons

·         Sliced fennel bulb, 1/2 small

·         Heavy cream, 1/2 cup (125 ml)

·         Pepper

Preparation method

·         Put 2 cups of water in a small pot and bring it to boil

·         Mix the lobster in boiling water and let it cook for five minutes

·         Take the half cooked lobster meat out from the water and let it cool, Keep the water in reserve

·         Separate the shell from meat, keep shells in reserve

·         Cut the meat into pieces

·         Add olive oil, reserved lobster shells, shrimp shells and thyme in a separate pot and put it over medium high heat

·         Blend it till the time shells start getting roast

·         Mix whiskey and cook it till the time alcohol evaporates

·         Put reserved liquid and simmer it

·         Approximately 8 minutes of cooking reduces a great amount of liquid

·         Take another medium sized pot and put it over medium heat

·         Mix leeks, fennel, butter and salt

·         3 to 5 minutes of cooking makes the lobster tender

·         Cook for almost one more minute

·         Add salt and pepper, to taste

·         Serve the recipe with chervil and drizzle of olive oil

This is a true yummy delight can be included on parties and other occasions. However, to prepare a finger-licking recipe, you might need fresh and live lobsters. On some of the online shops, you can find the fresh pieces to prepare scrumptious lobster recipes and organize a feast for your friends and loved ones.

Lobster Must Be Enjoyed In the Company of Food Lovers

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The key to making people happy is good food. Good food should always be shared with people to multiply the joy. If you plan to throw a party the most important thing in such parties is obviously good food. Plain dinners during parties sound a tad too boring. So what can you do different this time? Well, you can have a nice dinner spread but this time a romantic one for just you and your partner. Sounds like good fun! Dinner at parties is a common sight but what is not so common is a romantic dinner.

Wondering what is so special about romantic dinners? It is in romantic dinners that you take a lot of effort while cooking the food. Obviously when cooking a romantic dinner for just you and your partner you will cook the food with a lot of love and care, keeping in mind the likes and dislikes of your partner. The dinner platter can be an assortment of your partner’s favorite food items. One of the most common food item that people love is lobsters. So let us now focus on a dinner platter that has everything that a lobster lover will enjoy. 

So of you are planning on a nice lobster dinner, then a few tips on what dishes to make and what secret ingredients to give will be of great help to spice up your dinner. Here are a few side dishes for lobster dinner. Have a look at the list to know what to cook:

• Lobster Bisque – what’s dinner without soup? Without further delay here’s presenting lobster bisque, a nice lobster based soup to kick-start your romantic dinner. Not to forget the dollops of butter that you give in this dish.

•  Lobster Thermidor – the mixture of brandy and egg yolk is nicely cooked and stuffed into the lobster. What’s more? The lobster meat is well cooked in rich creamy cheese.

•   Lobster Risotto – this gourmet dish is a delight for all gourmet lovers. Lobster Risotto is a delicacy that majority of the people love, so keeping this love in mind it is time to make risotto.

•  Lobster scrambled eggs – if you have your love for eggs in place then you will love this dish of having lobster with lots of scrambled eggs. So it is through this dish that you get the best of both worlds, lobster as well as eggs.

If you are all excited to surprise your partner with a nice romantic dinner, then hurry!