Boiled Lobsters
From: Jean-Claude B., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Oven: 700 watts
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Waiting time: none
Boiled lobsters, hot melted butter, crusty bread and small glass good, fresh white wine. What more can one ask for?
Servings: 2
IngredientsPreparation
  • 2 [approximately 1 1/2-pound - 680-g each] live lobsters
  • 3 cups [750 mL] boiling water
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 slices of unpeeled lemon
  • Hot, melted butter
  • Arrange one [1] lobster into a glass 1 x 8-inch [30 x 20-cm] dish.
  • Pour boiling water over lobster.
  • Add bay leaves and lemon slices.
  • Cover and microwave, on 'HIGH', for 5 minutes, turning lobster twice.
  • Remove lobster from water.
  • Microwave second lobster [in the same water], on 'HIGH', for 5 minutes, turning lobster twice.
  • Half lobsters lengthwise.
  • Remove and throw away stomach and veins [in tails] from lobsters; break-up claws.
  • Serve, over heated plates, along with hot, melted butter.