Lobstah!

Brian and I spent the weekend on Plum Island with his mom and dad and his Aunt Kathy. Wanting to try something different, we made the Maine Diner's Lobster Pie.  Oh, my! This is our adaptation of the original recipe.

Ingredients

• 5 1-lb. lobsters
• 2 sticks butter
• 2 T fresh lemon juice
• 3 C crushed Ritz crackers, about 2 1/2 sleeves  (Note - we all agreed there was way too much cracker topping.  Next time, I'd use just 2 C.)
• chopped parsley, for garnish
• lemon wedges, for garnish

Method

1. Steam lobsters in salted water 12-15 minutes, or until done. 
2. Allow to cool.
3. Over a bowl that can hold the juices, pick out the meat from the tails and claws
4. Melt butter in skillet.
5. Stir in the lemon juice.
6. Remove from heat and stir in the crushed crackers.
7. Add enough reserved lobster juice so the mixture is moist and thick, somewhat like stuffing.
8. Place lobster meat in a buttered 2 quart casserole.
9. Cover with the cracker mixture, patting it on evenly
10. Bake at 425°F for 15 minutes or until cracker is golden brown.
11. Garnish with parsley and lemon wedges.

This was our first time cooking lobster ourselves - yikes.

Brian kisses Sally good bye and thanks her for her service!

Seriously.  You could top anything with Ritz crackers and butter and it would be delish!

It was soooo good....

...all that was left were some breadcrumbs!

We served the pie along side a traditional potato salad - check it out here.

It was so good, I think we should rename it the Linger Longer Lodge Lobster Pie!