For months now, I have been craving lobster, but due to the price of such a delicacy, I often had to postpone it 馃槄 However, this month, our family has been blessed with some surplus, so we finally bought lobster! 馃槏 Again, due to lobster being so expensive, I have only had it a few times in my life, and I have never dared to try cooking one myself! But, I have been enjoying cooking lately, so I decided to give it a shot.
Desde hace meses, he tenido antojo de langosta, pero debido al precio de tal manjar, a menudo ten铆a que posponerla 馃槄 Sin embargo, este mes, nuestra familia ha sido bendecida con un excedente, 隆as铆 que finalmente compramos langosta! 馃槏 Nuevamente, debido a que la langosta es tan cara, solo la he comido unas pocas veces en mi vida, 隆y nunca me he atrevido a intentar cocinar una yo mismo! Pero 煤ltimamente me ha gustado cocinar, as铆 que decid铆 darle una oportunidad.
Although it would be great to buy fresh lobster, frozen is simply cheaper and more efficient 馃槄 So we purchased a pack of frozen lobster tails. This is considered one of the most prized parts of a lobster due to its high meat content 馃い
Aunque ser铆a genial comprar langosta fresca, congelada es simplemente m谩s barata y m谩s eficiente 馃槄 As铆 que compramos un paquete de colas de langosta congeladas. Esta es considerada una de las partes m谩s preciadas de una langosta por su alto contenido en carne 馃い
The first thing I did was I defrosted the tails in a bowl of cool water. This took about 10 minutes. Once they thawed out, I took a pair of scissors and cut down the spines of the tails. If you happen to cut into the flesh of the lobster, like myself, do not worry! Not only will it help with the broiling process, but it will also allow the meat to soak up the butter (which is the next step 馃檪).
Lo primero que hice fue descongelar las colas en un recipiente con agua fr铆a. Esto tom贸 alrededor de 10 minutos. Una vez que se descongelaron, tom茅 unas tijeras y cort茅 las espinas de las colas. Si cortas la carne de la langosta, como yo, 隆no te preocupes! No solo ayudar谩 con el proceso de asado, sino que tambi茅n permitir谩 que la carne absorba la mantequilla (que es el siguiente paso 馃檪).
For the butter, I kept it simple: a little bit of pepper, paprika, and garlic salt. Lobster already has a very prominent flavor of its own, so you do not want to mask it by over-seasoning!
Para la mantequilla, lo mantuve simple: un poco de pimienta, piment贸n y sal de ajo. La langosta ya tiene un sabor propio muy prominente, 隆as铆 que no querr谩s enmascararlo con un condimento excesivo!
Then I finally placed the tails in the oven. For this step, I put the oven on a high broil (which I believe is 500 degrees Celsius! 馃槺). I placed the tails on a baking tray, with tin foil, and put them about 10 inches away from the top element. It didn't take long; within 10 minutes, the tails had already turned a beautiful reddish orange! 馃槏
Luego, finalmente coloqu茅 las colas en el horno. Para este paso, puse el horno a fuego alto (隆que creo que son 500 grados cent铆grados! 馃槺). Coloqu茅 las colas en una bandeja para hornear, con papel de aluminio, y las puse a unas 10 pulgadas del elemento superior. No pas贸 mucho tiempo; 隆en 10 minutos, las colas ya se hab铆an vuelto de un hermoso color naranja rojizo! 馃槏
After that, it was time to eat! I served the lobster tails with some creamy mashed potatoes (a recipe for another time? 馃槀), and it was absolutely phenomenal!
Despu茅s de eso, 隆era hora de comer! Serv铆 las colas de langosta con un pur茅 de papas cremoso (驴una receta para otro momento? 馃槀), 隆y qued贸 fenomenal!
It took me awhile to crack open my tail, but once I did, I was greeted with this lovely reward 馃い An entire chunk of lobster meat! It was so tender and juicy in fact, I did not need to dip it in any extra butter!
Me tom贸 un tiempo abrirme la cola, pero una vez que lo hice, me recibieron con esta hermosa recompensa 馃い 隆Un trozo entero de carne de langosta! 隆De hecho, era tan tierno y jugoso que no tuve que sumergirlo en mantequilla extra!
Everyone in the family loved it--my boyfriend even ate his own and some of my share! 馃槃 For my first time cooking lobster, I am extremely happy with myself! I cannot wait to make this for my family and I again 馃檪
A todos en la familia les encant贸: 隆mi novio incluso se comi贸 el suyo y parte de mi parte! 馃槃 Para ser la primera vez que cocino langosta, 隆estoy extremadamente feliz conmigo mismo! No puedo esperar para hacer esto para mi familia y para m铆 otra vez 馃檪
