You know those lobster rolls you pay $15 for?
I was testing lobster chowder for tomorrow's Sunday Supper & More column and had some leftover lobster so I made a couple of lobster rolls. As you know, once the lobster is cooked, the roll takes about two minutes to assemble. But the main ingredient is expensive. I used 4 ounces of lobster meat per roll (an 8-ounce container is $29 at my local Whole Foods; the company stopped selling live lobsters but does offer cooked meat).
The bread rolls are cheap, and I've always loved the idea that New Englanders still stick to the top-loading soft hot-dog bun griddled with a little butter as the ideal lobster salad holder. I added just a little mayo and some chopped celery. Only missing ingredient: a view of the sea.
Lobster rolls
Makes 2
8 ounces cooked lobster meat, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup mayonnaise
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 small stalk celery, finely chopped
2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
2 top-loading hot-dog rolls
1. In a bowl, combine the lobster, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and celery.
2. Spread the butter on both flat sides of the rolls. Heat a heavy skillet. Set in the rolls, flat sides down. Cook 2 minutes or until golden. Turn and cook the other side in the same way.
3. Let the rolls cool for a few minutes. Divide the lobster salad between the rolls, tucking it into them so they're very full. Sheryl Julian
So instead of paying $15 for a lobster roll at a roadside shack, you can make your own at home for only $14.50 each, plus the cost of the rolls, butter, celery, and mayo?
Wow, that is quite a deal.
I grew up on the ocean, I no longer eat sea food and haven't for years. I recently went for a medical check up. My doctor asked me not eat seafood.
I told him I haven't for years. His reasoning was the mercury levels found.My abstinence from the food was not the same as my doctor's but other.
Believe it or not, the Ninety Nine restaurants have a fabulous lobster roll for $15.99. Huge pieces of claw meat! Includes fries and coleslaw. I often pick one up for a late lunch...and I live on the Cape!
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