I want lobster!?

Ok, I've always fancied lobster and was wondering where I could buy it and how to cook it? I live in the UK and am looking for the most simple way to cook lobster and what you'd have with it.I want lobster!?
Are there Red Lobsters in the UK? If there arent then, you can try your local seafood market to buy a lobster.





How to Boil or Steam Lobster





Maine Lobsters are superb when cooked the traditional way by simply steaming or boiling.





To Boil: Fill a large lobster pot three-quarters full of salted water (use 1 tablespoon of salt for each quart of water). Bring the water to a rolling boil. Put the lobsters in the pot, making sure they're completely submerged. Cover the pot and begin timing, maintaining the boil, as follows:





1 - 2 pound lobsters: approximately 18 minutes


2 pound or larger lobsters: 22 - 25 minutes





To Steam Lobsters: Put about 2 inches of salted water in a large pot (use 1 tablespoon of salt for each quart of water). Put the lobsters in the pot, and cover tightly. Begin timing, and boil for the times listed above.





To partially cook your lobsters for reheating and eating later, follow the instructions above but subtract 5-7 minutes from the cooking time. After you've par-cooked them, dunk them in cold water for 3 minutes, drain, and refrigerate. You can finish cooking them any time up to 48 hours later.





How to Crack %26amp; Eat Lobster





Put newspaper down on the table, melt some butter, grab your lobster bibs, crackers and picks, and plenty of napkins, and enjoy! Here's how to eat these tasty creatures from Maine:





Twist off both lobster claws where they meet the body. Break off the knuckles where they attach to the main part of the claw.


Crack the claws, using a nutcracker, pliers, or even a hammer if the shell is very hard. Pick the meat from the claws.


Use a small fork or pick to pick the meat from the knuckles.


Separate the lobster tail from the body by bending the tail back and using a twisting motion. Break off the flippers by bending them back. You'll find tidbits of meat in the flippers.


Insert a fork into the end of the tail where the flippers break off and push out the chunk of tail meat. Remove the black vein that runs down the middle of the tail.


Remove the small legs attached to the body, and suck the bits of lobster meat from each leg.


Crack the body apart lengthwise. Pick the meat from the body cavities with a small fork or pick. The body contains ';tomalley,'; the lobster's liver. Tomalley turns green when cooked, and many consider it a delicacy.





~ Chef V ~I want lobster!?
Check out the online cooking shows. Type in lobster for their search and you will get detailed information.





Corn, homemade bread, salad, etc.





Don't forget some kind of lemon desert.





Make sure you have lemons and melted butter....num!
In UK you can buy lobster online at


Legalseafoods.com





As far as preparation, you can simply boil it and serve with melted butter. YUMMY!


Or you can broil it as well and serve same way,





Butter is the key.
Lobster is sold at the fish counter in Tescos and Morrison or go to a fish monger.


type into google..';.recipe on how to cook lobster ';and it will bring up a load of sites to log onto.