foodfotography, fab food, food+style, LaPiS, memes
- May 30, 2009
Lasang Pinoy, Sundays : pearlySHELLS
Grilling is the best way to bring out those flavors in shellfish, so they say. significantly, reaping it’s greatest benefits is accomplished by cooking it right, where it should never reach that rubbery texture. instead, the meat should have an opaque color, soft yet firm. it is also best served at once just off from the grill or at least while warm. we have cooked LOBSTERS a number of times the good ‘ol fashion way, either steamed or boiled. delicious? yes! but never as good as this last time when i twitched a little bit to a more fancy way of preparing these crustaceans.
as this proved to be a first for me, i had to google on the correct process of grilling lobsters. and as always, i do not totally follow one specific recipe. instead i mix and match whatever i have gathered. and this was the result…
HOW-TO
instead of grilling right off, i still went through the boiling process just as how i used to do it. dunked in lotsa water with a sprinkling of salt and sugar and a few slices of lemon until the shell has turned orangey-red, one at a time.
next step was cutting it in half [i let M do that for me]. then i removed the sack from the lobsters head as well as the veins running through to the lobsters tail.
slathered liberally with melted butter, salt and pepper then broiled or grilled cut side first for about 3 minutes until the SHELL has turned bright red. another butter action, before i finally turned and grilled the shell side for about 4-8 minutes more.
served and devoured with lemon-butter-fish-sauce. oh so divine!!! and the smell? insanely appetizing!
is a weekly thematic FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY meme, Pinoy style!
22 Responses to “Lasang Pinoy, Sundays : pearlySHELLS”
halu!
we have the same subject
http://maver.wifespeaks.com/2009/05/lapis-47-shells.html
happy lapis!
By maver on May 30, 2009
:(( i havnt tried a lobster since we cant afford it, its too expensive
Serving my Lasang Pinoy Sunday here
Jay - Agent112778’s last blog post..La.Pi.S # 50 : pearlySHELLS
By Jay - Agent112778 on May 30, 2009
my bad. lobster pala yung sa yo. mini me lang ng lobsters ang entry ko. hehehe.
By maver on May 30, 2009
oh my! that is mouth-watering! lobster is so expensive in Manila that i only get to eat it when i’m in Negros or Cebu. i had the chance to binge on lobster in a lobster festival at mactan shangrila…parang nahilo-hilo ako (hahaha)!
luna miranda’s last blog post..Pearly Shells - Lasang Pinoy
By luna miranda on May 30, 2009
I haven’t tried cooking lobster yet
Seems it needs a lot of time preparing and cooking but I know its worth naman. No? Happy weekend Ces, hope ur all better now!
By Gizelle on May 30, 2009
my favorite!!! that is one yummy-looking grilled lobster!!! and with garlic butter sauce….oh man!
here is my SHELL for this week.
http://www.cafenilson.com/2009/05/lasang-pinoy-sundays-pearly-shells/
By raquel on May 30, 2009
I’m drooling here. Yummy looking lobster.
My favorite is very young lobster stir fried Cantonese-style.:)
I don’t have anything shell-y prepared this week.:(
oggi’s last blog post..Lambanog
By oggi on May 30, 2009
I’m drooling here. Yummy looking lobster! My favorite is the Cantonese-style stir fried baby lobsters.:)
I don’t have a shell-y post for this week.:(
I’ll just visit and enjoy the pearly shells here.
oggi’s last blog post..Lambanog
By oggi on May 30, 2009
YUM! Summer’s gone and so are the lobsters down under. Ka-miss din ito ha…
iska’s last blog post..Accidental Seafood Soup
By iska on May 30, 2009
hello…
this is my entry:
http://snapeat.blogspot.com/2009/05/lapis-pearlyshells.html
tnx… ingat… :p
ing’s last blog post..La.Pi.S: pearlySHELLS
By ing on May 31, 2009
Sarap niyan…
My uncooked and unusual shellfish is posted with links to cooked ones
By julie on May 31, 2009
Present ako ces! At pareho din tayo ng entry
Hmmmm anything with shells I love!
Happy monday bukas mwah!
San kayo sa 4th of July?
http://www.elegancefoodandwine.com/2009/05/lasang-pinoy-32-perlyshells.html
By Something Purple on May 31, 2009
handsome lobsters! beautiful fotos - love the bright red color of the lobsters - and superb presentation.
please find mine:
http://mushroomsfromhome.blogspot.com/2009/05/pearly-shell-kuhol-and-halaan-escargot.html
By miriam on May 31, 2009
i’m late again but not as late as i was for last week’s theme. hahaha!
have a great weeek ahead, ces! *mwah*
By Munchkin Mommy on May 31, 2009
Yum-yum! Mine’s up as well at http://tkkt.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/lapis-pearly-shells/
Glitch is back again… can’t open your actual site so am just leaving comment here…
Happy Sunday, Ces!
Pinky’s last blog post..By: Mirage
By Pinky on May 31, 2009
wow, lemon butter sauce lang, solved na ako dyan!
ces, i finally had the time to join LaPiS again! here’s my entry for this week.
abby’s last blog post..Lasang Pinoy, Sundays #50: Shellfish
By abby on Jun 1, 2009
Wow, sarap ng lobsters! Lapit na naman ang season nyan dito sa Maine. Sometimes my neighbor sells them for $5/lb, soft shell. Sarrrap!
Lagi na lang akong absent in the past. Buti na lang I have a perfect entry for this…pearly and shell…pero di makain…
http://kusinanimanang.blogspot.com/2009/06/lapis-pearlyshells.html
Manang’s last blog post..LaPiS: pearlySHELLS
By Manang on Jun 1, 2009
late pero humahabol *hingal hingal*
as for lobsters, not really a fan of them, ewan ko ba. or baka dahil hindi ko lang afford and i’m sour-graping? hahaha!
By Meeya on Jun 2, 2009
Lobster is yummy! Yours look soo delectable… Check out mine (I’m late as usual…hihihi)
Jescel’s last blog post..Coconut Shrimp With Coconut-Cilantro Rice And Rainy Days
By Jescel on Jun 2, 2009
Hi ces,
I remember now about the missed call. I came home late from work that night so I did not bother to call you back (I was also too tired and sleepy then). Portland is quite a ways from us (2-hr drive) but do you have a tentative date for it? I will try to schedule my Asian store trip and a visit to another Filipina homemaker I met through my blog.
Manang’s last blog post..Beef Mechado
By Manang on Jun 2, 2009
ang sarap nyan …. grabe, am drooling here!!!!
as usual, late na naman ako … lol.
done with my “shell-y” post, Ces
enjoy the rest of the week!
maiylah’s last blog post..Lasang Pinoy, Sundays: Saucy
By maiylah on Jun 3, 2009