Sailing in the Florida Keys with Island Dreamer » lobster http://sailingtheislands.com Easygoing Explorations of the Florida Keys Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:36:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Catching (and Eating) Florida Lobster in the Keys http://sailingtheislands.com/2009/11/02/catching-and-eating-florida-lobster-in-the-keys/ http://sailingtheislands.com/2009/11/02/catching-and-eating-florida-lobster-in-the-keys/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:08:42 +0000 Harold Ochstein http://sailingtheislands.com/?p=165 The first time I went diving to catch Florida Lobster was the last weekend in July 1983. My brother and I spent the 2 days at the opening of season gasping for air and chasing those wily crustacean around the floor of the ocean. In 2 days we caught 3 Keepers and I was hooked. I am a little better at it now but sometimes they still get away. It’s still one of the things I enjoy most about diving in the Keys.

A good hours work diving for Lobster

A good hours work diving for Lobster

Of course it makes for a very tasty dinner. We have a cookbook called Just Florida Lobster, unfortunately out of print,  that has 55 different recipes in it.  I am proud to say I have tried them all.

The best one- Amandine Lobster first you lightly bread the tail, saute it, then make a sauce from sliced almonds, butter and Armaretto Liqueur. Not very healthy but well worth it.

If you join us during Lobster season (8-6 through 3-31) there is no guarantee, but we might just have fresh seafood for dinner.

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