Boiled Live Lobster

This meal is expensive, but a GREAT celebration dinner

Equipment and Tools

We use a 20qt stainless canning pot. For 2 lobsters you will need to fill it about half way. We have done up to 4 lobsters in this pot. We also have a 30qt pot than can handle up to 8 lobsters.

20 qt Stainless pot

Should cost about $70

We have a Camp Chef 60,000Btu 2 burner camp stove that has 30,000Btu for each burner. Since you can only use one burner for the pot, this is barely enough power to get the job done, but it will work. We also have a 60,000Btu turkey fryer that handles the job easily

60,000Btu burner

Should cost about $100

15 to 20lb Propane Tank

Should cost about $30 on exchange

Nut crackers with picks for each guest

These should be less than $10

Kitchen shears. 1 pair for each guest

Should be less than $10

Ingredients

1 to 1-1/2lb live lobster for each person

If you can’t get 1 to 1-1/2 lb lobsters buy 1-1/2 lbs. per person. 

3-2.5lb lobsters will serve 2 men and 3 women easily.

½ cup   Salt   Per 2 gallons of water

Whole black peppercorns

Onion slices

Bay leaf

Celery tops

Parsley sprig

Lemon slices

Lime slices

Process

Put all of the ingredients into a large pot with enough water to cover all of the lobsters.

Don’t put the lobsters into the pot yet

Bring water to rolling boil.

Plunge lobsters in head first

Boil 12 minutes after pot comes back to a rolling boil

Even if the lobsters are big, 12 minutes is plenty of time

Serve with melted butter, and probably a little lemon water to keep your hands clean