Editors' Pick
Lobster Rolls
photo by Jonathan Melendez
- Ready In:
- 6mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 8 ounces lobster meat, torn into bite sized pieces
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
- 2 hot dog buns
- 1⁄2 head butter lettuce, thinly sliced
directions
- Combine lobster meat and mayonnaise in medium bowl.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Butter along outside surfaces of hot dog rolls.
- Heat medium skillet over high heat.
- Place rolls, 1 buttered side down, in skillet; cook until browned slightly, about 2 minutes per side.
- Open rolls.
- Fill with lettuce, then lobster mixture, serve immediately.
Questions & Replies
Reviews
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That is how we've always made them, lettuce optional! Delicious, either way! Definitely a big favorite! Some people put a bit of very finely diced celery with the lobster, instead of using lettuce or going with lobster only, but the split-top, buttered and toasted rolls are a non-negotiable must have, as is the lobster needing to be fresh, not frozen.
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as a native Mainer, you can leave out the lettuce, fill with chunks of only tail and claw meat, and add the mayo or/and butter to the sides of the roll, just like McLoons in S. Thomaston, my opinion , the best in Maine....but personally, I prefer a bun filled with sweet, handpicked, Maine crab meat and a cold brew to wash it down with
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Bev I Am
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