Lobster And Shellfish: Taste Adventures Made Easy
A pleasure that nobody should miss is to enjoy a delicious dinner of fresh shellfish. It is easiest to do this, of course, if you live on the coast or nearby. However, if you live inland and don’t have good access to seafood, there may be a specialty shop or a restaurant in your area that can sell you fish that were flown in that day. Of course the best place to get fresh seafood is from a reputable online seller. With the introduction of overnight delivery from Fedex to the continental US, there is absolutely no reason for you not to enjoy a fresh seafood meal on a regular basis. Frozen fish is not a great replacement.
Who is to question the king of seafood is none other than lobster? It must have taken a brave person to decide to try this thing the first time. Believe it or not, they were very unpopular for the longest time. To us, this pricey delicacy was once the food of peasants. Although true, it will probably be only a small comfort when your forking over $11.95 a pound in stores or $29.95 in a restaurant. Lots of times, the only way to ensure your getting the freshest lobster as possible is to order online. After all, this way you can be certain its fresh because you are ordering fresh from the coast and having it shipped directly to you.
When preparing lobster at home purchase one live and kicking from your local fish market or seafood counter and bring them home. Be certain not to store them in fresh water as that will kill them, just seal them up in the fridge and plan to at them that evening as lobster doesn’t keep very well.
Here’s the tough part. Each lobster, sadly, will have to give its life for your meal, and you are the one who has to make it happen. To do it humanely, you can drop them into water that is at a violent rolling boil, or you can put them out of their misery first by inserting the point of a knife briskly between the head and the body, which kills them instantly. If you choose the second option, they can be steamed in less water. You can also grill them.
Put on a bib, serve your lobster with some butter and lemon, and don’t stand on ceremony. There are tasty morsels of meat all throughout the shell. Green tomalley or red roe which you may find in the body is edible as well, and gourmets prize this for sure.
This type of ocean-based meal doesn’t need limit itself to lobster, of course. What about trying some fresh shellfish like mussels (just scrub them well and steam them in water, wine or broth)? What about steamer clams, which you steam and then dip in clam broth to wash any remaining sand from the beach? Oysters are popular fried, baked, and even raw. And then there’s shrimp, langoustines, crayfish? To enjoy the gift of the sea, these are all delicious ways.
The great thing about seafood is you don’t have to be a super duper cook or anything. Out of all the different ways to prepare a seafood meal, you can always find one that fits perfectly with your skill level in the kitchen. Just seafood all by itself tasted great, even if you just boil or steam it.
If all these kinds of seafood are still a bit daunting, there’s another choice for the faint of heart. You can always go to the soup aisle and purchase some clam chowder. Fresh fish is better, but you’ll at least get the true briny taste of the ocean. Serve it with oyster crackers, perhaps an extra dash of cream, and lots of ground black pepper. Then, pretend you’re on the beach.
When you want to really impress your friends and family, then providing a seafood feast is the way to go! Just imagine the long lasting impressions you will leave after they have left. Most likely this will be something that they talk about for years to come. The party that you throw could very well go down in history as the best meal ever! It all started with you deciding to throw a lobster and shellfish tasty adventure.