Lobster lovers are all smiles today w/ news that summer's favorite splurge is going down in price. This teetering economy keeps us guessing. I had forgotten about lobbies, not because of $$, but I simply don't come into contact w/ the crustacean too often in the Mill City. Even last week when I went to the beach, I had seared tuna Asian-style at Amalfi Restaurant in Naragansett. This is a great little find by the way. A Mediterranean rest. tucked into a hotel steps from the surfing strip. I thought I'd walked into a scene from the Sopranos when a guy named Walter came in and bought everyone in the place a drink w/ a $100. He had a bandage on his nose and when a guy asked him what happened he said: "You punched me you lousy SOB." Only in Rhode Island. But back to lobbies, Where can you snag a good one around here? I like to buy em at a seafood store and make my own clambake at home. Get some native corn (Brox Farm) and a few brewskis. Toss a baked potato in the oven, smother it w/ scour cream and you've got yourself a fine feed. Twinn Seafood in West Concord is a great seafood deli. Plus you get to visit this foodie hamlet. Debra's Natural Gourmet on Comm. Ave. is worth a stop for granola. Where do you get your lobbies?
Crustaceans on the cheap
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Funny you should ask. I had a couple soft shell lobsters on the lobstering island of Vinal Haven Maine last weekend. Beautiful place. I asked a couple lobstermen if prices were going up because of gas prices and they said no but didn't explain why. After reading boston.com(sorry Sun) it's all about supply and demand. The supply is there but demand is down.
Otherwise I get my lobsters at the supermarket. Too messy to eat at a restaurant.
I live at the beach in the summer but it is way to expensive and crowded to go to a restaurant and eat lobster (Markies or Browns). I get them steamed from Market basket (only about ten minutes), get some corn from the local farm stand, and melt the butter when I get home. We have had two parties so far and everyone was raving. Grilling the corn on the grill and add a few filet mignons is an added bonus. The perfect summer meal.
Stacy sounds great. What's the best way to grill corn? Ive had a few accidents.
Grill on low and keep just the outer husk on. Grill for about 15 minutes turning every five minutes. You can also take all the husk off but it is not as juicy. A plus for people who like a little crunchiness.
I know some people that grill corn with the husks still on. My husband and I choose to remove the husks first and then wrap the ears individually in aluminum foil. This way you get the messy part out of the way & you don't risk burning your hands trying to remove the husks after the corn is cooked. A couple minutes on the grill and some of the kernels get just a little blackened. We had some last night from Whole Foods that were delicious!
GG
Grilling is the ultimate way to eat summer corn. Two ways work, depending on how you like your corn. The best way, I've found, is to husk it, then smear it with butter and wrap in foil. Grill for 10 mins. or so, turning with your trusty tongs, so the corn cooks evenly. You get a nice, sweet taste, the butter's already applied and the corn isn't burned. You can also pull back the husks, remove the silk, then soak in water a short time. Pull the husks back up and tie with kitchen twine, and throw on the grill, turning regularly for 10 minutes or so. This gives a more roasted flavor and there may be some burn. But it's still good.
As for lobsters, nothing beats eating in the rough with newspaper tablecloth, and preferably by the ocean. Jane and Michael Stern's new Road Food, the Bible of great roadside food, is a neat resource for local foodies to discover great New England lobster pounds and clam huts. I drooled reading it.
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