How To – prepare a cooked lobster

hi I’m Pete

hi I’m Pete poutine I’m going to show you how to

poutine I’m going to show you how to

poutine I’m going to show you how to prepare a cooked lobster please my

prepare a cooked lobster please my

prepare a cooked lobster please my lobster it’s cooked obviously it’s

lobster it’s cooked obviously it’s

lobster it’s cooked obviously it’s bright orange it’s cool enough to handle

bright orange it’s cool enough to handle

bright orange it’s cool enough to handle I’m going to sit it on my board and I

I’m going to sit it on my board and I

I’m going to sit it on my board and I put my board on a tray the reason for

put my board on a tray the reason for

put my board on a tray the reason for this is because inside that log there’s

this is because inside that log there’s

this is because inside that log there’s a lot of juice and when that pours out

a lot of juice and when that pours out

a lot of juice and when that pours out when I cut it I don’t want to lose it

when I cut it I don’t want to lose it

when I cut it I don’t want to lose it cuz it’s delicious if I sit the board on

cuz it’s delicious if I sit the board on

cuz it’s delicious if I sit the board on the tray it will collect all the juice

the tray it will collect all the juice

the tray it will collect all the juice around the edge anyone run all over the

around the edge anyone run all over the

around the edge anyone run all over the table and on the floor now it’s not

table and on the floor now it’s not

table and on the floor now it’s not actually secured by a cloth normally I

actually secured by a cloth normally I

actually secured by a cloth normally I always say put a cloth under your board

always say put a cloth under your board

always say put a cloth under your board stop it moving but if I did that you

stop it moving but if I did that you

stop it moving but if I did that you would soak up all the lobster juice when

would soak up all the lobster juice when

would soak up all the lobster juice when al a taillight like that hold the

al a taillight like that hold the

al a taillight like that hold the lobster in the left hand and take a

lobster in the left hand and take a

lobster in the left hand and take a sharp chopping knife put the claw to

sharp chopping knife put the claw to

sharp chopping knife put the claw to either side and what I’m going to do

either side and what I’m going to do

either side and what I’m going to do poke the knife in here chop straight now

poke the knife in here chop straight now

poke the knife in here chop straight now between your lobster dies turn a tray

between your lobster dies turn a tray

between your lobster dies turn a tray round and chop through the tail you do

round and chop through the tail you do

round and chop through the tail you do need a shot and a heavy knife for this

need a shot and a heavy knife for this

need a shot and a heavy knife for this or you will get nowhere okay and that’s

or you will get nowhere okay and that’s

or you will get nowhere okay and that’s the lobster neatly cut in half

now this a little bit here behind the

now this a little bit here behind the lobsters eyes is where the stomach sack

lobsters eyes is where the stomach sack

lobsters eyes is where the stomach sack lives slip all that out same thing on

lives slip all that out same thing on

lives slip all that out same thing on this side

and the next thing to do is to find

and the next thing to do is to find little vein that runs down the back of

little vein that runs down the back of

little vein that runs down the back of the lobster-tail here we go it’s a

the lobster-tail here we go it’s a

the lobster-tail here we go it’s a digestive digestive pipe and you pull

digestive digestive pipe and you pull

digestive digestive pipe and you pull that out I remove the stomach sack from

that out I remove the stomach sack from

that out I remove the stomach sack from here and I’ve removed the intestine from

here and I’ve removed the intestine from

here and I’ve removed the intestine from the tail of the lobster all the rest of

the tail of the lobster all the rest of

the tail of the lobster all the rest of stuff anything is good to eat so as far

stuff anything is good to eat so as far

stuff anything is good to eat so as far as the claws go they’ve been held

as the claws go they’ve been held

as the claws go they’ve been held together a rubber band top the lobster

together a rubber band top the lobster

together a rubber band top the lobster pinching you so you can take them off

pinching you so you can take them off

pinching you so you can take them off now and lobsters not gonna pinch anyone

and the last stage is to crack the claw

and the last stage is to crack the claw to make it easier for the person who’s

to make it easier for the person who’s

to make it easier for the person who’s eating it to eat to do this you take

eating it to eat to do this you take

eating it to eat to do this you take your chopping knife but instead of using

your chopping knife but instead of using

your chopping knife but instead of using the sharp side turn the knife over to

the sharp side turn the knife over to

the sharp side turn the knife over to the blunt side and just thump the claw

okay that’s your Lobster prepared

okay that’s your Lobster prepared clothes are nicely cracked so it’s easy

clothes are nicely cracked so it’s easy

clothes are nicely cracked so it’s easy for you to eat or your friend or

for you to eat or your friend or

for you to eat or your friend or wherever you’re serving it to stomach

wherever you’re serving it to stomach

wherever you’re serving it to stomach sacks been removed that’s where the

sacks been removed that’s where the

sacks been removed that’s where the gritty stuff the lobsters just been

gritty stuff the lobsters just been

gritty stuff the lobsters just been eating which you don’t really want to

eating which you don’t really want to

eating which you don’t really want to eat again this green stuff here is is

eat again this green stuff here is is

eat again this green stuff here is is called tomalley it’s a lobsters liver

called tomalley it’s a lobsters liver

called tomalley it’s a lobsters liver and some people eat that some people

and some people eat that some people

and some people eat that some people don’t

don’t

don’t I personally eat it I don’t think is

I personally eat it I don’t think is

I personally eat it I don’t think is going wrong with that it’s really quite

going wrong with that it’s really quite

going wrong with that it’s really quite tasty this orange stuff here is lobster

tasty this orange stuff here is lobster

tasty this orange stuff here is lobster Roe so that’s eggs so this is obviously

Roe so that’s eggs so this is obviously

Roe so that’s eggs so this is obviously a female lobster male officers don’t

a female lobster male officers don’t

a female lobster male officers don’t have eggs but that’s perfectly good to

have eggs but that’s perfectly good to

have eggs but that’s perfectly good to eat gives a really nice color if you’re

eat gives a really nice color if you’re

eat gives a really nice color if you’re going to chop the lobster up or make a

going to chop the lobster up or make a

going to chop the lobster up or make a sauce out of it or something like that

sauce out of it or something like that

sauce out of it or something like that and this is the nice chunky juicy meaty

and this is the nice chunky juicy meaty

and this is the nice chunky juicy meaty tail which many people think is the best

tail which many people think is the best

tail which many people think is the best part of the lobster other people like

part of the lobster other people like

part of the lobster other people like tab the claws some other people out of

tab the claws some other people out of

tab the claws some other people out of this bit is all really fantastic to eat

this bit is all really fantastic to eat

this bit is all really fantastic to eat you can serve it like this just like

you can serve it like this just like

you can serve it like this just like this with some mayonnaise and crusty

this with some mayonnaise and crusty

this with some mayonnaise and crusty bread a glass of wine or you can get a

bread a glass of wine or you can get a

bread a glass of wine or you can get a lobster to this stage and then pull all

lobster to this stage and then pull all

lobster to this stage and then pull all the meat over it and cook it in a sauce

the meat over it and cook it in a sauce

the meat over it and cook it in a sauce cook it in a soup and make it in a patty

cook it in a soup and make it in a patty

cook it in a soup and make it in a patty do whatever you like but that’s

do whatever you like but that’s

do whatever you like but that’s basically how to prepare a lobster