Maine Lobster Rolls
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Maine Lobster Rolls
Description
The lobster salad starts with steaming or cooking lobster, then removing and roughly chopping the meat. Leaving claw meat whole is an option. The lobster meat can be lightly tossed in melted butter for extra moisture and flavor before being combined with a mayonnaise mixture. The mayonnaise is made fresh using egg, lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, and neutral oil blended by stick blender for a creamy, tangy dressing. Celery salt and finely chopped spring onions fold into the mayonnaise for seasoning and mild crunch. Black pepper and lemon juice adjust the flavor balance.
New England-style hot dog buns, buttered and toasted on the sides, cradle crisp lettuce leaves and the lobster salad. The sandwiches embrace the sweetness of the lobster with a subtle creamy dressing. Serving with potato chips or fries completes the meal.
This recipe yields about four servings, with flexibility to adjust lemon juice and pepper to taste. The lobster rolls highlight the quality of fresh lobster and homemade components for a classic seafood sandwich experience.
Ingredients
Lobster salad for lobster rolls
- 3 - 4 lobster OR 1 lb already cooked lobster meat (about 4 oz per person, 1.5 lb, cooked
- 4 tbsp butter optional, melted
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ tsp celery salt
- 4 spring onion chopped finely, small
- lemon juice to taste
- black pepper optional
Mayonnaise (makes about 1 ¼ cup)
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 2 tsp mustard spicy brown, or dijon or whole grain
- salt to taste
- 1 cup neutral flavored oil or olive oil
To serve
- 4 hot dog bun New England
- butter to butter and toast the sides of the hot dog buns
- lettuce leaves butter lettuce or any kind of lettuce leaves, hydroponic
- lemon wedges, extra
- potato chips or French fries, to serve
- spring onions chopped
- chives chopped
Instructions
Lobster salad/filling
- Cook the lobster according to the directions in this post on how to cook lobster perfectly. I prefer to steam cook the lobster. Follow the instructions in the same guide to remove all the lobster meat from the shell.
- Chop the lobster meat into big chunks. You can leave the claw meat whole if you prefer as well. Toss the lobster in the melted butter (optional). Set aside.
- Finely chop the spring onions and put it in a bowl. Add about ⅓ cup of mayonnaise, a generous pinch of celery salt, and black pepper. Mix well.
- Add the butter coated lobster into the mayonnaise mix and add lemon juice to taste.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed.
Mayonnaise
- You will need a stick blender and a tall container that just fits the stick blender. Do not use a bowl, or a large container for this recipe.
- Crack the egg into the container, followed by a pinch of salt, mustard, lemon juice and vinegar.
- After these ingredients are placed in the container, slowly pour in the oil into the container - along the wall, so that the egg remains at the bottom.
- Place the stick blender in the container, with the egg yolk underneath the stick blender blades.
- Without moving the stick blender, start blending and hold it in place for about 10 - 15 seconds. You will start to see the egg and oil at the bottom of the container turn white. Next, move the stick blender up and down to mix the rest of oil and to make a thick mayonnaise - another 15 to 30 seconds more. It should be smooth, thick and spreadable. If it’s too lumpy, mix in a little water. Taste the mayonnaise and add more lemon juice or salt if needed.
- Place the mayonnaise a glass jar with a tight lid and store in the fridge, for up to 5 days.
Serving Lobster rolls
- You can buy New England lobster roll buns, or make them at home using my New England hot dog buns recipe.
- Spread butter on both sides of the lobster roll buns. Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Toast both sides - about 3 to 5 minutes per side. Set aside.
- When the toasted buns are cool enough to handle, use a serrated knife to split the buns on top.
- Line each bun with lettuce leaves. Fill each bun with 1/4 of the lobster filling. Sprinkle extra chopped spring onions or chives on top.
- Serve with lemon wedges, chips or fries. If you prefer, you can choose to serve with other side dishes and drinks as described in the post.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4People
Amount Per Serving
Calories 352 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1lobster roll | |
| Calories | 352kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 167mg | 56% |
| Sodium | 1008mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 313mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 295IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 2.8mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 177mg | 18% |
| Iron | 1.9mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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