Maine Lobster Boil with Drawn Lemon Butter

• 1 gallon water
• 1/2 bunch fresh thyme
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 lemons, halved
• 4 live lobsters, about 2 pounds each (see Note)
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
• Juice of 1 lemon

1. Make a tasty cooking broth by combining the water, thyme, and bay leaves in a very big pot.
2. Squeeze the lemon juice into the water and then drop in the empty rinds.
3. Bring the pot up to a high boil.
4. Plunge the lobsters into the boiling water, cover, and boil for 15 minutes.
5. The lobster shells will be bright red and the tails will be curled when they are done.
6. While the lobsters cook, make the lemon butter.
7. Heat the butter in a small pot over low heat.
8. Warm it up gently so the milk solids begin to cook and sink to the bottom of the pot.
9. Keep a close watch because once the milk solids collect and fall, they burn really easily.
10. Strain the clear butter into a small serving cup, leaving the solids behind, and give a squeeze of lemon juice.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/maine-lobster-boil-with-drawn-lemon-butter-372627 (may not work)