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Recipes for Lobsters and Crayfish

This is where you'll find recipes for both Maine and spiny lobsters, as well as for crayfish.
Spanish Poached Lobster with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
A Spanish recipe for butter-poached lobster in a smooth roasted red pepper sauce. This recipe can be used with either Maine or spiny lobsters.
Classic Lobster Thermidor
A traditional, classic recipe for lobster Thermidor, a French dish that is as rich and luxurious as it sounds. Lobster Thermidor is an excellent recipe for a special occasion.
Italian Lobster Salad
A recipe for an Italian-style lobster salad that is great with either spiny lobsters or New England lobsters. The keys here are good tomatoes and fresh herbs.
Lobster Risotto
This is a recipe for lobster risotto from Sardinia, an island off the coast of mainland Italy. This lobster risotto is rich with lobster stock and a pinch of saffron. Either spiny or New England lobsters will work with this risotto recipe.
Basic Boiled Lobster
As easy as it is, there are a few things to know about how to boil a lobster. This is not so much a recipe for cooking lobster as it is a preparation.
Mark's Pasta & Lobster Sauce
This is an original lobster sauce recipe that goes great with almost any pasta. It is a tomato-based sauce that brings out the best in leftover lobster meat and shells.
Louisiana Crawfish Etouffe
Etouffe is like a gumbo except it's more refined: You start with a lighter colored roux and you don't add tomatoes. Crawfish, crab, lobster or shrimp work weel with this dish.

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