Eating lobsters was once considered a sign of poverty. They were eaten by indentured servants and lower classes in Maine and Massachusetts. Before the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775, Boston dockworkers went on strike, protesting having to eat lobster more than three times a week. Lobster did not become popular food until the mid-1800s in Boston and New York, when lobster “smacks”—boats with open holding wells—allowed for transporting lobsters live to market. Boiling is an easy method to cook a whole lobster and the meat comes out of the shell more easily than steaming.
Recipe Servings: 2
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Total Time
45 minutes
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Kosher
Halal
Ingredients
Directions
- Pour water into large pot and add onions, garlic, lemons, oranges, celery, black pepper, seasoned salt, and jalapenos if using.
- Bring to a rolling boil and boil 20 minutes.
- Add lobsters and cover pot with lid. Boil 15 minutes (depending on size of lobsters).
- Remove lobsters from pot and place in colander. Discard other ingredients. Run lobster under cool water to stop cooking process.
- Serve.
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