Preparation of eviscerated raw whole lobster
AssigneeClearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership
InventorsTony Jabbour, John James Garland, Matthew Sean O'Leary, Victor Lamont Lovitt
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Abstract
A method for producing a seafood product comprising a lobster in an intact shell said method comprising applying high pressure to effect detachment of the meat from the shell and thereafter removing the internal organs of the lobster using vacuum aspiration. The invention further includes seafood products prepared by the claimed methods.
Claims18
A method of processing a whole lobster comprising:
- exposing the whole lobster to external pressure of at least 25,000 psi for a period of time sufficient to effect detachment of the meat from the shell;
- removing the internal organs of the lobster through an aperture in the abdomen of the lobster.
A method of processing a whole lobster comprising:
- inserting a wand comprising a hollow tube into the abdomen of the lobster;
- applying vacuum pressure of from about 5 to about 25 inches of Hg through the wand to remove internal organs of the lobster;
- removing the wand to provide a whole lobster having meat which is detached from the shell which meat is not subject to degradation by digestive enzymes.
A seafood product comprising an uncooked lobster having an intact shell, wherein the meat of said lobster is detached from the shell and internal organs of the lobster have been removed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.