Lobster Butter: An Awesome Use For Leftover Shells

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Lobster Butter: An Awesome Use For Leftover Shells

Summer’s unofficially arrived, and with it, lobster season. Next time you splurge on the crustaceans, bear in mind the best way to get all the meat out of them — and don’t throw away those shells, because you can use them to make a fantastic lobster butter.

On recently discovering lobster butter, New York Times food editor Sam Sifton writes, “It was like hearing a summer anthem for the very first time, addictive from the start.” The method for making this essence of lobster is simple: roast shells of cooked lobsters with unsalted butter. He points out that it’s not unlike making a seafood stock, only you’re simmering shells with fat instead of with water.

Sifton recommends using the flavor enhancer be used for shrimp, fish, clams, and mussels; as a dip for lobster to make it even more lobster-y; as a topping for sautéed scallops, fish, or corn; or as a mix-in for spaghetti. We’re adding this to our to-do list, because if you’re going to treat yourself to something as luxurious as lobster, you might as well milk it for all it’s worth.

Lobster Butter | The New York Times Cooking


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