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Ingredients
Lobster Salad:
- 1/2 pound fully cooked lobster meat or 1 (2 1/2 pound) live lobster
- 1/2 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely diced
- 1/4 cup bottled mayonnaise
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh tarragon
- 2 small scallions, thinly sliced
- Kosher or sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 to 3 New England-style hot dog buns
- 2 to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- Pickles and potato chips as accompaniment
Directions
Prepare the lobster salad.
If using live lobsters, steam or boil them. Let cool at room temperature. Use a cleaver to crack and remove the meat from the claws, knuckles and tails. Remove the cartilage from the claws and the intestines from the tails of the cooked meat. Cut the meat into 1/2-inch dice. You may pick all the meat from the carcass and add it to the meat or freeze the carcass for soup or broth.
Place the cucumber in a colander for at least 5 minutes to drain the excess liquid. Combine the lobster, cucumber mayonnaise, and tarragon. Add the scallions. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Preheat a large heavy skillet (12 to 14-inches) over medium-low heat (a black cast-iron pan is perfect). Lightly butter both sides of each bun. Place them in the pan and cook for about 2 minutes until golden brown. Turn the buns over and toast the other side. Or toast the buns under a broiler instead. When the buns are ready, stuff them with the chilled lobster salad. Place each roll on a small paper or china plate; garnish with pickles and potato chips. Serve at once.
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By Capt.Andy
on March 12, 2013
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I had to laugh as I read the reviews. Marie. Leon. Foodie said skip the buns mayo and butter.. ha ha, those were among the only things that were authentic about this recipe. A World famous Maine Lobster roll is a grilled in buttered New England style hot dog roll, amazingly fresh lobster meat, MAYBE a spoon full of finely chopped celery and Hellman's mayonnaise (you might get away with making your own, and that ladies and gentlemen is a Maine Lobster roll, no cayenne pepper, no fillers like cucumber or lettuce. The Connecticut Lobster roll is the same buttered roll, with lobster meat warmed in drawn butter, nothing else. You can serve this with chips or fries, or potato salad and slaw, and finnish your meal with a peice of blueberry pie or whoopee pie and if you're livin' the high life get yourself an Ice coffee or a frappe. PS (I made this recipe and Jasper White is a genus behind the stove, but this is one classic that needs to be left alone.
By Maire.Leon.foodie
Los Angeles, CA
on September 25, 2012
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This was gross and full of fat and bad carbs. Skip the cheap buns, mayo, and butter. There are way healthier and better tasting options out there. this was one I found chefmorgan (dot com/lobster-roll-california-style and there are a lot more.
By Adimaliha
Falmouth, ME
on July 09, 2012
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Why The Face...because this isn't a Maine Lobster Roll...it's a kicked up spin on what Jasper thinks the actual world famous Maine lobster roll is. On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the dead on true winner, this falls just short of a 2....cucumbers & tarragon, oh please! Call it what it is, a veggie roll that's been stuffed with lobster from somewhere.
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