Warm Lobster Roll. Place the rolls, cut side up, on a platter. For most people, that's what a lobster roll is and always will be. Those nice Nutmeggers* believe that lobster rolls should be served one way only: warm and unadorned.
A lobster roll is a New England sandwich made of lobster meat served on a hot dog-style bun.
Here on long Long Island, you can find them two ways - cold or warm.
The truth about lobster rolls is that there is no truth except the lobster itself.
You can cook Warm Lobster Roll using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Warm Lobster Roll
- 🢂 3 of Top Sliced Hotdog Buns.
- 🢂 1 of Lemon.
- 🢂 2 cup of Clarified Butter.
- 🢂 1/3 cup of Water.
- 🢂 1 dash of Paprika.
- 🢂 1 dash of Coarse Sea Salt.
- 🢂 1 dash of Coarse Ground Pepper.
- 🢂 1 bunch of Chives.
- 🢂 1 dash of Celery Salt.
- 🢂 3 1/2 lb of Lobster.
Now for me I hate a cold lobster roll. I want my filling warmed but that's my preference. The next part of this debate goes into how it's made. For the other style, get our New.
step by step Warm Lobster Roll
- Steam the Lobster for 7 minutes.
- Remove all the meat and cut to bite size pieces.
- Poach the lobster meat in a clarified butter, water, and half a lemon juice emulsion.
- Season with salt, pepper, lemon zest, celery salt, paprika, and optionally a pinch of cayenne pepper for heat..
- Serve on buttered toast top slice hotdog buns and garnish with diced chives.
This lobster roll, on the other hand, is Connecticut style. This roll differs from the Maine lobster roll drastically. It comes with housemade sour cream and onion potato chips. Ask for some bubbly to sip alongside it. Summer is here, and for those living in New England that means it's lobster roll season.