Add 1 teaspoon of Tabasco® sauce, 3 whole cloves, dash of salt, 4 whole peppercorns and 1 bay leaf.
Add lobster and simmer until opaque in center, 8-12 minutes depending on weight.
Serve hot as an entrée or cool and shelled for other recipes.
GRILL
2-4 lobster tails
8 tablespoons Butter, melted
1 clove garlic, minced
juice of 1 lemon
Split tails in two, length-wise with kitchen shears, keeping the meat in the half shells.
Combine butter, garlic and lemon.
Lightly brush meat with butter mixture.
Sear meat-side down on medium-hot grill for 3 minutes. Turn and grill shell-side down until lobster meat turns opaque white but not dry, 5-12 minutes depending on weight.