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Lobster Roll Recipe
Lobster roll is my favorite summer recipes. There is something about those New England split-top hot dog buns, perfectly toasted and stuffed with mayonnaise-laden lobster salad.
This is the best lobster roll recipe ever with fresh, succulent, juicy lobster claws and lobster meat. A bite into the lobster and the crispy bun transport me to New England.
Eating out, each lobster sandwich could easily cost you $20 to $25 but homemade could save you half the money. I spent $20 on this recipe and made three red lobster rolls.
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How to Make Lobster Rolls?
Here are the step by steps:
- Boil and cook the live lobsters. Crack the shells, let cool and cut the lobster meat and lobster claws into pieces,
- Season the lobster with mayonnaise and the seasoning ingredients: honey, lemon juice, salt and ground black pepper.
- Prepare the buns by toasting the sides of the buns on skillet.
- Stuff the lobster salad inside the bun.
Cook’s Tips
- Buy live lobsters for this recipe. Live lobsters impart the best flavors as the lobster meat is so sweet, juicy and delicious. You can get live lobsters in many supermarkets or seafood stores.
- Buy frozen lobster tail or cooked lobster if you can’t find live lobsters.
- If you can find New England split-top hot dog buns, please buy them by all means.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Kind of Bread Do You Use for Lobster Rolls?
It’s not easy to find Maine or New England style split-top hot dog buns in regular food stores. Amazon, some Target and Walmart stores might carry them.
You can use regular hot dog buns and just trim off both sides of the buns a little bit.
Lobster rolls are so good because the sides of the buns are coated with butter and then toasted to golden brown. This is the secret so every bite is buttery and crusty, just like the best in Boston!
How Many Calories per Serving?
This lobster roll recipe is only 325 calories per roll or per serving.
What to Serve with Lobster Rolls?
This meal is best served with a side dish of potato chips and a cold summer beverage such as sparkling watermelon lemonade.
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Lobster Rolls
Ingredients
- 4 cups water (for boiling (Use 1 1/2 cups of water per 1 lb. of lobster))
- 2 lbs. live small lobster (or 1/2 lb. (0.2 kg) cooked lobster meat)
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon chopped chives
- 3 hot dog buns
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
- Bring the water to boil. Add the lobsters, cover, and cook until they turn bright red, about 8 minutes.
- Remove the lobster, set aside and let cool. Crack the lobster shells, pick the meat from the tail and claws. Cut the lobster meat into bite-sized pieces.
- Add the mayonnaise, honey, lemon juice, salt, black pepper and chives together, set aside.
- Trim about 1/4 inch off both sides of the hot dog buns. Spread the butter on the sides. Heat up a skillet on medium heat and cook the sides until they are nicely toasted and become golden brown. Fill the inside of the buns with the lobsters. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
Please let me know if this link would be of any use to your readers, RE lobsters. Years ago I spent time on the east coast both in New England and Canada. This is one of my original recipes:
Cordially
Lady Carolyne Lederer-Ralston
https://www.remonline.com/gourmet-cooking-realtors-lobster-tails/
The best lobster roll recipe ever. These lobster rolls re seriously better than the expensive ones at seafood restaurants. It’s just like the ones in Boston or Maine.
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Hi Stacy, thanks so much Stacy for trying my lobster rolls recipe! Yes, I agree they are so much better than expensive seafood restaurants.
you might mention that once you decide to get live lobster(s), you have to cook them and shell them which can be taxing to some. I have never tried a raw lobster in a roll, or sushi even.
These rolls are readily available in Maryland. They are made by Pepperidge Farm.
Hi Nancy, good to know. We can’t find it here.
Would like to try making them, but I do not like mayonnaise. Can I substitute with shrimp and something for the mayo.
Well, you need mayo to make lobster roll. I guess you can also use butter.
A Connecticut lobster roll is served warm with lobster tossed in melted butter as opposed to mayo.
There is an olive oil “mayo” that I use and now my family likes it better. It’s worth a try.
$10.00 a Lb is not on sale in Connecticut. $5.99 to $6.99 is on sale here. It has gone even lower but that was a couple years ago.
Wow, that’s amazing, I need to move there! :)
I’m from Maine and the rolls everyone is referring to we call frankfurter rolls. But really any hot dog roll works. Just toast whatever bread you are using. And most restaurants /shacks just use mayonnaise and salt and pepper. Lived there all my life.
Hi Cathy, thanks for your information. Good to know its name as frankfurter. Yes I know the seasonings are very simple but I like to jazz things up a bit and my lobster rolls are so delicious!
I made this and it was great! I couldn’t find the rolls bit I found Hawaiian hot dog rolls toast up real good. Thanks
Hi Kari, you’re so fast. Awesome, I am so glad you enjoyed my lobster rolls.
Certainly will not find the buns in France but I can make my own. Diane
Awesome!
We did a down east cruise from Boston last fall and tried lobster rolls at several ports. We not only enjoyed cold rolls similar to yours, at one place we had hot rolls, that is, lobster meat soaked in melted butter in the toasted split roll. We really couldn’t decide which version was better. And we could a recipe very similar to yours but it did not have the honey.
The honey made the lobster rolls better. Honey makes everything better. I am keen to find out the hot lobster rolls. :)
The hot lobster roll is known as Connecticut style, simply sauteed in lots of butter, in a New England style hot dog bun. You can find them on practically every street along the Connecticut coastline.