How to cook a live new england lobster
- Fill a large pot two thirds full with water. Add 1/2 cup of salt per gallon of water and bring to a boil.
- Place the lobster into the boiling water head first, making sure that it is completely submerged.
- Cover the pot and return to boil.
- Cook lobster according to size: 10 minutes for the first pound and 3 additional minutes for for each additional pound.
- You will know that the lobster is fully cooked when the lobster is bright red and when the antennae pull out easily.
- For a Cape Cod feast, serve lobster with melted butter and sweet native corn on the cob.