Best Florida Fried Lobster Recipes

DEEP FRIED LOBSTER

Steps:

• In a gallon sized plastic closeable bag combine, cornmeal, flour, salt, pepper, cayenne, garlic powder and onion powder. Shake well. Place one half of a lobster tail at a time in to the bag. Shake to coat the tails completely.
• Heat vegetable oil in a deep fryer or large skilled to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C). Place one coated lobster tail at a time into the oil. Cook until the lobster turns white and the coating is lightly browned. Let the fried tails dry on paper towels.

FRIED LOBSTER TAILS

Steps:

• Preheat cooking oil to 350 -375 degrees F.
• split lobster tails down the middle and pull the meat out of the shell, but leave the meat attached.
• pat dry lobster tails with paper towels.
• dredge lobster tails in seasoned flour, completely coating meat and shell.
• dip lobster and shell in egg wash completely covering tails, remove and allow to drain briefly.
• coat egg wash lobster tail and shell in seasoned bread crumbs. Lightly pat bread crumbs onto lobster and shell to completely coat both.
• place the breaded lobster tails in prheated oil and fry for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown.
• carefully remove the lobster from the oil and allow to drain on a baking rack for 1 minutes.
• serve lobster with cocktail sauce, tartar sauce or drawn butter

DEEP FRIED LOBSTER BITES

Steps:

• 1. Beat eggs and buttermilk well set aside.
• 2. In a large mixing bowl add all tempura ingredients and mix well. Set aside.
• 3. Cut the lobster tail down the middle and remove meat. Cut the meat into big bite sized chunks. Dip into egg wash coating well. Then dip into the tempura batter coating well. Deep fry a few pieces at a time for 3-4 minutes. Don't over crowd and make sure grease is hot about 350 degrees. Remove to a plate lined with a paper towel.
• 4. Clarifying butter. Cut sticks of butter into pieces. Place the butter in a heavy saucepan and melt slowly over low heat. Remove the pan from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes.Skim the foam from the top, and slowly pour into a container, discarding the milky solids in the bottom of the pan.
• 5. Dip lobster bites into butter and enjoy.

SOUTHERN FRIED LOBSTER AND SHRIMP SKEWERS

Steps:

• Preheat oil to 325 degrees F.
• Remove leaves from the rosemary 5 inches from base of stem to make skewers. Whip the eggs in a small bowl. In a another bowl, combine the flour, Cajun seasoning, salt, and freshly ground black pepper. On each skewer, place 2 shrimp, 1-ounce lobster meat, and 2 shrimp. Repeat this for all skewers. Roll each skewer in seasoned flour, then egg, then flour again and repeat this on each skewer twice, making sure to only coat the lobster and shrimp. Check temperature on oil and begin frying. Fry each skewer for 4 to 5 minutes or until batter is golden brown. Serve.

LKG LOBSTER LOLLIPOPS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a deep fryer or Dutch oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove the tail section from the lobster by grabbing and twisting off. Use a large chef knife to cut the lobster tail in half lengthwise. Use your thumbs to separate the lobster meat from the shell and cut each half into four equal chunks. Repeat for the remaining lobsters. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Dip the lobster chunks in the tempura batter and gently place in the oil. Cook for 3 minutes to 3 minutes 30 seconds. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and season with salt and pepper. Skewer 2 pieces of lobster on each bamboo skewer.
• Take a head and the tail pieces of a lobster and deep fry them using caution since air bubbles will pop.
• Place the head at one end of a serving plate and the tail pieces at the other. Place the skewers in middle of the plate. Sprinkle with a squeeze of lime and serve with your favorite sauces.

FLORIDA LOBSTER AND SEA SCALLOP FRITTERS

Steps:

• For the pepper jelly: Mix together the apple jelly, green pepper, red pepper, jalapeno, parsley, onion and cilantro in a small bowl. Let set at least 1 hour to infuse the flavors.
• For the fritters: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toss the lobster and scallops with the olive oil on a rimmed baking sheet and roast for 5 minutes to parcook. Chop the lobster and dice the scallops.
• Mix together the all-purpose flour, semolina flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add the eggs, green onion, red onion, clam juice, beer, jalapeno, lobster and scallops and mix to combine. Let stand for 5 minutes
• Heat 1 inch of vegetable or canola oil in a frying pan over medium high to about 350 degrees F. Scoop the mixture in 1-tablespoon portions into the frying pan and cook until golden brown, being careful not to overcrowd the pan; carefully turn the fritters if necessary.
• Drain on paper towels and serve with the pepper jelly on the side.

FLORIDA LOBSTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Prepare lobster-split down back, not all the way through so can be butterflied.
• Place all other ingredients in bowl and blend. Spread mixture over tails.
• Cook about 12 minutes depending on size of tails.
• You can melt any leftover spread and serve for dipping.