Lobster at lowest prices in 20 years

With lobster at lowest prices in 20 years, recipes to take advantage of the trend

Tasty recipes for now affordable maine lobster

George Noleff

Steamed lobster.  Serve it with a little melted butter and a squeeze of lemon.

Cleveland - If you were ever going to splurge on groceries, now may be the time.  Lobster prices are at a 20 year low, thanks to conservation efforts that have led to a surge in north Atlantic lobster numbers.  Fresh lobsters are selling for an average of $11 to $13 a pound at seafood markets around northeast Ohio.  While that is still pricy, it’s well below the record high prices of just a few years ago.  With that in mind, we have some recipe ideas that may help you  take advantage of the lower prices for these tasty crustaceans.

  There’s not much better than a steamed lobster.  It’s exquisite in its simplicity.  Add a drizzle of butter and a squeeze of lemon to create a little bit of heaven in your mouth.
Steamed Live Lobster with Drawn Butter & Lemon
2 one to three pound live lobsters
1 ½ cups water
1 tablespoon salt
1 cup butter, melted
1 lemon cut into wedges
  Place a rack in the bottom of a large soup or stock pot.
  Pour water into bottom of pot, add salt and bring to a boil.  Place lobsters on rack.  Cover pot with lid and allow lobsters to steam through  for 7 to 14 minutes  depending on size of lobsters.  Larger lobsters will take longer.  Remove lobsters from pot and serve with drawn butter and lemon wedges.
  Macaroni and cheese perhaps conjures up memories of mom’s kitchen.  It’s comfort food, plain and simple.  While mom may have never thought of adding lobster to the mix, we have.  It takes a basic dish to rich, new heights.   We think mom would approve
Fresh Maine Lobster Macaroni & Cheese
tail and claw meat from one steamed 2 pound lobster, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
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