🍽️ How to Cook & Serve Fresh Nova Scotia Lobster

A simple, foolproof guide for incredible results every time.

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🔪 Before You Begin

• Make sure your lobster is kept cold until cooking.

• Prepare a large stockpot with a tight-fitting lid.

• Have kitchen tongs and a bowl ready for cooked lobster.

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🧂 Step-by-Step: How to Boil Fresh Lobster

Ingredients

• 1–2 fresh Nova Scotia lobsters

• Water

• Sea salt (about 2 tablespoons per quart of water)

• Optional: lemon wedges, melted butter, herbs

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Step 1 — Prepare the Pot

Fill a large pot about ¾ full with water.
Add sea salt—this mimics the natural salinity of Atlantic seawater and enhances flavor.
Bring the water to a rolling boil.

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Step 2 — Add the Lobster

Grasp the lobster firmly behind the claws and lower it into the boiling water head-first.
Cover immediately.

Cooking times:

• 1 lb lobster: 7–8 minutes

• 1.25 lb lobster: 8–9 minutes

• 1.5 lb lobster: 10–11 minutes

• 2 lb lobster: 13–14 minutes

You’ll know the lobster is done when the shell turns bright red and an antenna pulls out easily.

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Step 3 — Cool the Lobster

Remove the lobster with tongs and transfer it to a bowl of cool water for 15–20 seconds.
This stops the cooking and keeps the meat tender.

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Step 4 — Crack and Extract the Meat

Use lobster crackers or the back of a heavy knife.
Remove meat from:

• Claws

• Knuckles

• Tail

• Legs (you can roll them with a rolling pin!)

Save the shells for stock if desired.

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🍋 Classic Butter-Dipped Serving Method

Ingredients

• ½ cup unsalted butter

• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

• Pinch of sea salt

• Optional: garlic or fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Melt butter over low heat.

2. Stir in lemon juice and salt.

3. Keep warm and serve alongside lobster pieces.

Simple, rich, perfect.