Grandma'S Stuffed Lobster
- 1/2 cup butter, or as needed
- 1/2 pound bay scallops
- 2 cups ground butter round crackers (such as Ritz(R))
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 2 medium (1 1/2 pound) live cold-water lobsters
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add scallops; cook and stir until opaque, about 6 minutes.
- Combine the cooked scallops and melted butter from the skillet, ground crackers, graham cracker crumbs, and poultry seasoning in a bowl. Mix well, adding additional melted butter if the stuffing is too dry.
- Bring 2 inches water to a boil in a large pot. Place lobsters in pot; steam until bright red, about 20 minutes.
- Lay cooked lobsters on the their backs on a work surface. Wear gloves and make an incision between the legs down to the tail using a heavy knife. Pry open the chest cavity and rinse out innards with warm water. Fill the chest cavity and tail with the stuffing until overflowing.
- Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Place stuffed lobsters on their back on a baking sheet.
- Bake under the broiler until stuffing has browned, about 5 minutes.
butter, bay scallops, ground butter, graham cracker crumbs, poultry seasoning, coldwater
Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/260640/grandmas-stuffed-lobster/ (may not work)