Slipper lobster

[pinehunter]

Anybody ever had one? They are very much like a spiny lobster. I poached it whole in court bouillon. He looks small but had about 12 ounces of meat in the tail. Delicious with drawn butter.

 

[woodmoose]

looks good

caught or bought?

 

[Dick]

slippers are good. odd looking, they really blend in well.
pretty common to see while diving.

 

[Wildlifer]

I prefer them over the spinys we get here. The problem is I never spend enough time looking for them to actually find many.

 

[pinehunter]

It was gifted. I will make some bisque out of the body.

 

[Dick]

this one was caught with hook and line. Never seen one anywhere near this size diving. Slippers can be very hard to see diving. they blend in well.

 

[Eric Revo]

Much sweeter than a spiny crayfish, we used to net them all the time when I was a kid working the shrimp boat, much more often than spinys.
Broiled with real butter and lemon juice...tough to beat.