Lobster Rolls

9 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 1 1/2 -pound lobsters
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh tarragon
  • 2 stalks celery, finely diced
  • Juice of 1 lemon, plus wedges for serving
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • Salt and freshly cracked pepper
  • 6 potato hot dog buns or New England-style split-top rolls
  • Salted butter, softened, for brushing
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives

Directions

  1. 1
    Fill a large bowl with ice and water.
  2. 2
    Steam the lobsters in 2 inches of boiling water until bright pink, 8 to 10 minutes.
  3. 3
    Immediately shock in the ice bath.
  4. 4
    Remove the tail and claw meat, then chop.
  5. 5
    Mix the chopped lobster, tarragon, celery and lemon juice in a medium bowl.
  6. 6
    Fold in the mayonnaise and season with salt and pepper.
  7. 7
    Brush the rolls with some butter and griddle or toast until golden brown.
  8. 8
    Fill each roll with the lobster salad and top with the chives.
  9. 9
    Serve immediately with lemon wedges.
  10. 10
    Photograph by David Malosh

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