Defrosting Tray

Posted on Sunday, April 19th, 2009 at 8:51 pm

Defrosting Tray

Jazz up your dinner with lobster tails by Mr. Make Smith

Lobster tails or any other seafood is considered a delicacy in many parts of the world. Whole lobsters are difficult to get and cook as well. So it is best to get shrimp, lobster tails etc to jazz up that special dinner that you are thinking to arrange for someone special. The meat part in the lobsters is actually found in the claws and the tail. So it is preferable to get the tails.

There are varieties of dishes that can be cooked with lobster tails in different ways. Shrimps, lobsters etc tend to rot and decay very fast, so in most of the places, it is preserved under refrigeration. Before cooking lobster tails it is very important to defrost them. They have to be taken out of the freezer and either kept in normal refrigeration or in a bowl of chilled water. The lobster tails get ready for cooking after complete defrosting.

What you want to cook with the lobster tails depends entirely on your taste. If you prefer the thing to be grilled enjoy grilled lobster tails, if you want to keep it simple you can opt for the boiled variety. Not only that, lobster tails, can also be baked and steamed. Here are some simple recipes that will help in cooking these shrimps, lobsters.

Baked shrimp, lobster tails are a favorite seafood item with many people. For this, you just need good quantities of butter, mayonnaise, lemon slices and an oven. The oven has to be heated to a temperature of 200C or 400F. The soft shell in the tail of the lobster has to be slit so that butter can enter and the thing can bake properly. The lobster tails are then kept on the baking tray and spread with good quantity butter. It is then kept for baking for about 8-10 minutes. When done, lobster tail is served with mayonnaise, lemon slices and butter.

Boiled lobster tails are simple to make but tasty to eat. First you need a saucepan filled with water. For each liter of water in the saucepan, one teaspoon of salt is added. After the water starts boiling, the lobster tails or the shrimps are put into it. Boil the lobsters till they are a bit tender. When that is done, drain the remaining water and serve the boiled lobster tails with molten butter, mayonnaise and lemon slices.

For steamed lobster tails, you just need a steaming rack and a wooden skewer or cocktail stick. A cup of water with salt in it is boiled. A wooden skewer or cocktail stick is used to pierce through the tails so that the lobster tails don’t curl while steaming. The tails are arranged on the steaming rack and the lid is closed. After they are steamed, they are served hot with some spicy sauce or with mayonnaise and butter.

Last but not the least is grilled lobster tails. While grilling you can jazz up the taste of the dish by adding garlic powder, olive oil, paprika, lemon juice and salt pepper. Also do not forget to oil the surface of the grill so that the lobsters do not stick to the surface. Cook these simple dishes and see the joy on the face of your loved ones.

Make Smith who is a chef has vast knowledge on seafood . For more information on lobster tails recipe he suggest to visit http://getmainelobster.com/

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