My Little Lobster

[IndyRob]

Whenever I walk into a supermarket for any item I always buzz the meat/seafood sections looking for bargains. Today, in the largest landlocked city in America, I stumbled upon $5 lobsters.

I picked one up and looked at it. Quite small. Any reasonably fit Languistine could probably kick its butt, but nevertheless it looked quite, ummm, lobstery in its frozen pre-cooked state.

So I made an executive decision to buy one despite my wife's seafood aversion. (hey, it's 5 bucks)

So, it's frozen, it's cooked, the shell (which I have a lot of relative to meat) has something to give. Maybe I can finally do Lobster Ravioli.

But also, why are we getting mini lobsters?

[heidih]

So it is a whole "Maine" lobster with the claws and all? And you said "in its pre-cooked state" and then "it's cooked"?????? Hey if this is what you have available, we have to help you make the most of it. Facts please

[IndyRob]

Yes, it looks like every Maine-type lobster I've seen and was cooked (it's bright red) and then frozen. I weighed it and it's only 11 ounces. It says "Wild caught". I have seen lobster tails from other areas of the globe about the same size. Are we trying to empty the Atlantic before the oil from the gulf reaches it?

There was a sticker on the package that said "Great for grilling", but I'm not so sure about that. I think I just want to heat it through.

[rlibkind]

While it may be the same species of the Maine lobster, it's certainly not from Maine -- I doubt an 11-ouncer would meet the minimum size requirement (they don't keep babies in Maine).

I'd keep it simply and do a lobster roll; any heating/cooking might dry it out. Toss chunks of the meat with mayo (not too much!), find yourself some hot dog rolls (preferbly New England style), grill the buttered roll in a cast iron skillet or anything else you have that resembles a flat top, then fill the roll(s) to overflowing. No other adornments necessary, except maybe some slaw on the side. And a beer.