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Lobster rolls are a summertime treat at clam shacks throughout New England. The rest of the country usually needs to satisfy themselves with the ersatz version available at chain restaurants. If you'd like to learn how to make lobster rolls at home, so that you can enjoy them anywhere and anytime read on to learn how to make lobster rolls.
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Hot Buttered Lobster Roll
This video demonstrates how to make a lobster roll, starting with cooking the lobster. This version sautes the lobster meat in butter, rather than making a lobster salad filling as the lobster roll recipe on this page does. The buttered lobster meat is then transferred to a toasted roll.
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Introduction
Lobster rolls are very simple to make. The consist of lobster salad served in a grilled.buttered, hot dog bun. You can substitute a high end crusty roll if you'd like, but then you'll have a lobster salad sandwich, not a lobster roll! -
Step 1: What You'll Need to Make Lobster Rolls
Lay out the ingredients before you start to make the lobster rolls. For each lobster roll, you'll need:
- 1/3 cup cooked lobster, chopped
- 2 T mayonnaise
- 1 t lemon juice
- 4 drops Tabasco sauce
- Salt, to taste
- 1 hot dog bun
- 1 T melted butter
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Step 2: Make the Lobster Salad
The lobster salad filling for the lobster rolls can be made a day ahead, to streamline the preparation.
- Combine the lobster, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Tabasco, and salt in a bowl.
- Taste the salad, and adjust seasoning as desired.
Step 3: Grill the Roll
- Preheat a frying pan. Cast iron is best, but any will work.
- Brush the butter on the inside of the hot dog roll.
- Place the hot dog roll on the frying pan butter side down, and cook until brown.
- Remove the roll from the pan, add the salad, and eat!
Lobster Roll Variations
- It may be unorthodox, but some people prefer their lobster roll with an ungrilled bun.
- You can line the bun with lettuce and add additional mayonnaise if desired.
- Use grilled lobster for a smokey taste.
- Substitute chopped shrimp or crab for all or part of the lobster.
- Add fresh herbs, such as chives, dill, or tarragon, for an elegant lobster salad filling for the lobster rolls. Serve on a crusty roll instead of a hamburger bun.
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