How to Make Hot Buttered Lobster Rolls

Hold the mayo—and the celery. For lobster lovers, a buttered lobster roll doesn't need 'em.

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[GaryT]

Thank you for not over seasoning that beautiful lobster meat. As a New England native, seeing YT chefs adding garlic and many assorted seasonings to lobster is sacrilege. Lobster, butter and a Nissan's split top hotdog roll is all you need

[attemptedunkindness]

Lobster 200 Years ago:
"You eat that disgusting water bug."
"No, you. Look, I even boiled it in butter."
" _I don't care its gross_ "
"I don't care you're poor and this is what poor people eat."

[alexamerman]

I can use this as a basis for what to look for when visiting Maine, but I'll never make this at home. I live in the middle of the country and it's almost cheaper to eat lobster at a restaurant than it is to source the lobster and the rolls. The cheapest price I found for 8 lobster tails delivered is $75 so we're talking at least $20 per roll plus labor.

[ginabuckleyotoole]

Here in RI the “lobstah roll with haht buttah” is commonly called “Connecticut-Style”. It’s my favorite over the Rhode Island cold mayo-drenched lobster roll.

[johnphillips]

I'm in rural Tennessee, lobster is a bit scary but possum we got. Any recipes besides the same old ones we use?

[markbastings]

I love lobster anyway it’s served. 👏👏👏

[chrismiller]

In these times those lobster sandwiches were probably $40 each 😮

[robinhanscom]

I take the tail and break off the tail fins and poke your finger in and push it out. Quicker

[Lucky]

Oh my gosh, my mouth is salivating! And you didn’t over season that wonderful, sweet lobster meat! Perfection

[stevegibbs]

Must confess way down here in Alabama, I've never tried a lobster roll or clam chowder. But they Looked Awesome!!!! Thank you for All yals hard work!!!

[phil]

I like them cold or hot, it depends on my mood, hard to believe lobsters were once considered poor man's food back in the day, Mainer, now living in New York

[janie]

Lucky to have Lobster available on the EAST Coast! Month watering! Is there any similar substitute idea? Oh! Giant shrimp maybe work! 😁😋

[urskrik]

Lobster is crazy expensive in Sweden
This made me way more confident at trying out some lobster some time, list time I messed it up!
( we live on the other side of the planet to lobsters )

[agyvonne]

Thank you for this!!! I continuously buy lobster tails from Maine & I wanted to make my own lobster rolls.

[dentedcokecan]

I bet it would be just as good with crab..( in the deep south by the gulf)

[stephenmwarren]

Rip the fins off then push the meat out of the tail with your fingers. Takes two seconds and doesn’t require shears. That’s how we prepped it at “The Pound.”

[franklarkin]

As a PEI'er (Islander) this video certainly got my salivary glands going. Thank you Ladies

[JudiMartin-ef]

No shallots… just lobster, butter and a roll ! That’s it !
I work for Cousins Maine Lobster and that’s how we make ‘em ❤🦞❤

[Mark_Nadams]

I have no idea when this was made, but I live in western Massachusetts and lobster is NOT affordable any longer. At over $12/pound for micro lobsters (smaller than the 1 - 1.25 pound "chix") I can't afford them. When I was a kid we used to get lobsters (chix) for $3.99/pound local and if you went to the coast you could get them for $2.99/pound at the stores. If you went straight to the lobster pound you could get them for $2.49/pound and the culls (single clawed) for $1.99/pound.
I know things are more expensive now, but lobster is presently out of my price range. Last time I went to Maine (~10 years ago) it was $10/ lobster roll ready made at the stand closest to our hotel and at the pound they were $10.99/pound for 2 pounders. Now it costs me ~$20 at our local store just to buy 2 micro lobsters for me to make one roll. Our local seafood restaurant no longer offers whole live lobster due to the price. They do offer lazy-mans lobster for around $40 but that is frozen meat.

[steveg]

The best part is flinging the rubber band at a near not so dear relative.