Poached Lobsters (Homards Poches)

By Craig Claiborne

Total Time
10 minutes
Rating
4(6)
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Ingredients

Yield:2 lobsters
  • 4quarts water
  • ½cup white vinegar
  • ½bay leaf
  • 2teaspoons peppercorns
  • Salt to taste
  • 2live lobsters, about 1½ pounds each
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine the water, vinegar, bay leaf, peppercorns, salt and lobsters in a kettle large enough to hold the lobsters comfortably. Cover closely.

  2. Step 2

    Bring to the boil over high heat. At the boiling point, let cook two minutes. Drain immediately.

  3. Step 3

    Cut the lobster crosswise in half at the point where the tail meets the body.

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Anne VR

This is the humane way, because they simply go to sleep before they die, and there is no thrashing in the pot.

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