G Wiv wrote:Lobster tails from Costco Niles Seafood Roadshow, made a tasty recipe one of the brides friends sent her. ----> Link

The bride requested grilled lobster tail for her retirement dinner, her wish is my command. Dinner for 4 including mushroom risotto and champagne courtesy of Jan B.




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curry71 wrote:Does anybody know a place to buy good fresh lobster in the city?
I just don't know anyplace to buy good seafood.
Thanks

Hi all,

I’m wondering the same at the moment. I’m going to H Mart today but wondering if anyone else has had a lobster craving recently

Ellen's birthday lobster from HMart Niles.



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Hi,

Yesterday, I was at J Fresh Market (2411 S Wallace, Chicago). They had a large tank of lobsters selling at $7.99 per pound.

They also were selling recently died lobsters for $3. I don't know if it was $3 per pound or simply $3.

I was not going home directly or I might have bought lobsters.

Regards,
Cathy2

You do not want to purchase a dead Maine lobster.
The innards decay very quickly.
In my opinion there is a reason for dietary Laws that prohibit the eating of fish without scales. They decay quite quickly once dead and will make you ill. Today we have refrigeration but one still must be careful. The ‘smell test’ is probably your best defense.
Shell fish must be sold with a Harvest and Ship Date.
Example, Saturday I purchased 9 soft shells, previously the same source, all nine were excellent and some were alive and moving. These had no movement but i purchased anyway. Upon cleaning the ‘Smell test’ identified 2 that maybe had a faint off wisp. They were discarded. We ate the other seven, excellent and no one was ill.
-Richard
BTW $7.99 is a very good price!
What was the size?

budrichard wrote:BTW $7.99 is a very good price!
What was the size?

1 to 1.25 pounds according to their label.

I've gotten the $7.99 lobsters at Park to Shop, both the Wallace Street and newly converted Archer Ave locations, a couple of times in recent weeks. These have been way better than usual cheapie Chinatown lobsters - very lively, hard shell and packed with meat. I probably got more than two cups of meat from two 1.25 pounders yesterday. Very tasty.

Lobster $8.99/# at H-Mart, Niles.
My first foray to the Northside from Wisconsin since the Covid began.
Got to Fresh Farms Touhy at 7:30 for a whole veal loin I have cut into 5 chops for grilling.
Lamb chops, outside skirt, ground lamb and veal plus calves liver completed the meat.
Greek Feta from Sheep’s milk, olives, Home style Ricotta, French Sourdough , Polish style Horseradish and assorted vegetables were also purchased.
Not many in the store.
Got to H-Mart at 8:15 but they were having a problem opening.
Finally got into the store and procured some vegetables for Korean dishes, lobsters for my daughter’s family, 3 for us to do a clambake this evening with Cherrystones and Wisconsin corn.
3 Lobsters will be poached off and shucked, frozen for either lobster rolls or Lobster Maki rolls. The lobsters are hard shell and not the softer shell one usually finds in the summer.
The Coral and lobster tomalley will be saved for a fish stew of some kind.
I also purchase the large Quahogs, slightly poach until they just open, shuck and freeze for clam chowder. The chopped clams that you see for sale have had a preservative added and always taste funny to me.
Not many in H-Mart.
The fish counter at Fresh Farms doesn’t open until 9 and it usually takes H-Mart until 10 to get all the fresh fish on display.
But today I was after Lobsters and didn’t want to wait or be in crowded stores.
-Richard

I realize there is not a tremendous amount of love for the frozen 4oz sale lobster tail, rightfully so. I am here to tell you that the linked recipe takes these name-tag & cap crustaceans to new heights, greater than the sum of the parts does not cover. Happy Holidays all.
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