Baked Lobster

Photo: flickr user arnold | inuyaki

Ingredients

1 lrg Lobster

cup Crushed Ritz crackers

1 tablespoon Lemon juice

2 tablespoons Soft butter

1 tablespoon Chopped parsley

Salt to taste

Freshly ground black pepper to taste

cup Raw lobster meat - (4 ounces)

cup Melted butter

2 tablespoons Chopped parsley

Lemon slices for garnish

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Begin by splitting the lobster, turn the lobster on its back, with one hand hold down the claws. Place the tip of the knife on the center of the body. Push the blade down through the lobsters body and cut it in half lengthwise. Remove the brains, liver, and coral. Using the back of your knife, crack the claws in several places. (This will allow for easy removal of the meat after cooking.) Place the lobster, shell side down, on a baking sheet. In a small mixing bowl, combine the crackers, butter, parsley, lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper. Season the inside of the lobster with

NOTES : What are we supposed to do with that 1/2 cup of raw lobster meat ?? The recipe did not specify. I, myself, am going to use it as part of the stuffing.