Personal Narrative Essay My Lobster

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I got together with Sierra and Adrianna to cook our lobsters. It was a sane process because as we began cooking, we had the chance to know each other better and become friends. First, I boiled my lobsters the night that I received them.The smell of the lobster was so bad, I could have sworn I smelled it for two whole weeks. Then, the coming Monday I began the process of making lobster tail picatta. As I started shucking, I soon discovered that it was a very hard task to accomplish. I had to use a hammer I had around the house to be able to open the tail of the lobster. After I finally was able to receive the meat from the lobster tail, I set it aside. The second part was creating the salad. Afterwards, I washed the lettuce in the sink, then …show more content…

Next, I gently pounded the lobster tail. I took out three eggs out of the refrigerator and cracked the yolk into a bowl. Then I missed the three egg yolks together with a fork. In another bowl, I added the flower. Grabbing the lobster tail I dipped it into the yolk then the flower. I dipped it into each the two ingredients twice. Then, I put olive oil in the skillet and put it on medium heat. I let the lobster sear for three minutes on both sides. Once the lobsters were thoroughly cooked, added shallots, garlic, capers, lemon and parsley. I mixed all the ingredients in the pan, put the top on and let it cook for two minutes. Once the two minutes passed, I turned the pan to low heat, then proceeded to add the lemon juice. I am not of legal drinking age, so I could not add wine to the dish. When it was finally done, I placed it to the side with the lid on top to contain the heat. The next process was cooking the asparagus. After I rinse the asparagus off, we removed the bottom third of the asparagus. We tossed the asparagus lightly in olive oil and season with salt and pepper before sauteing in a twelve inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat, until it was lightly brown and slightly softened, for about five minutes. Finally, all of my dishes were done and I plated up my

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