Cayman-Style Lobster
A Cayman Islands dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 1 hour. Difficulty: medium.
- 25 minPrep (about)
- 35 minCook (about)
- 1 hrTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 6 lobsters
Fresh & other
- ½ cup chicken stock Shopping tip: Chicken broth (carton or can), or a chicken bouillon cube in hot water.
- ½ cup red bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
- ½ cup green bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
- ½ cup onions
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ scotch bonnet Shopping tip: Very hot. Habanero is the same heat and easier to find.
- To taste thyme Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs or dried both work (1 tsp dried = 1 tbsp fresh).
- 2 tsp cornstarch
Sauces & oils
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (2): salt, pepper
- To taste salt
- To taste pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Rinse lobster under cold running water.
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Bring water plus salt to boil in 12 quart pot.
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Quickly plunge lobsters, headfirst, into boiling water.
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Cover.
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Boil for 20 minutes until lobsters turn red.
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Remove lobster and let it cool.
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Remove lobster tails.
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Cut shell down to middle to remove your meat.
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Cut your tail meat down your middle to remove the vein inside.
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Remove big claws plus smaller legs by twisting them away from your body.
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Nut cracker can be used to crush your claw plus legs to remove the meat inside.
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Chop lobster meat.
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Heat butter or olive oil in big pan over low heat.
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Cook scotch bonnet peppers, green and red, thyme and garlic.
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Add salt and chicken stock to pan.
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Add lobster meat.
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Cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
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Thicken sauce using the corn starch and water mixture.
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Dish up using your choice of vegetables, salad plus/or rice.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.