How To Boil A Lobster - Recipes

Bring a large stock pot (or if you have one, a lobster pot) of water to a rolling boil.

Carefully drop your lobsters head first in the boiling water. Use your tongs to submerge them if needed. Within seconds, the deed will be done. You can wipe your brow now.

Prepare an ice bath in a large bowl.

When the water returns to a boil, begin your timer. Boil the lobsters for approximately 8-10 minutes, or until the lobster is a fiery shade of orange-red. Do not over boil, as this will give you rubbery lobster.

Using tongs, retrieve the cooked lobsters and submerge then in the ice bath to stop the cooking process. Let them rest on a platter.

Taken from Kitchen Confidante