Lobster or Prime Rib

[Stein]

With all the holiday food talk, I thought this would be fun.  Ture Prime rib roast and live Maine lobster are roughly the same cost, so which would you go for?  Not for a holiday meal that has tradition, which would you go for based on satisfaction only?

[full choke]

I am making both.
I don't see that option, so I did not vote.

[WapitiTalk1]

Between the two, I personally would opt for the prime rib. That said, a guy could go with an adequately sized prime rib and steam a few of those smaller lobsters. A very good surf and turf. I’m a huge fan of another side to the rib roast, AK king crabs but that’s not gonna happen with the golden prices on the the AK crab right now  :'(

[Mfowl]

I'll always take the prime rib first. Pretty much all shellfish is a surf & turf or side option to the main protein. Very seldom eat a meal that is shellfish centered.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Wow big money.  We will stick with elk loin.

[Magnum_Willys]

Lobster is so good and light. 

[10mmg]

nothing beats true prime ribs done right. Lobster is awesome but it is not red dead and grass fed. imho

[X-Force]

Prime rib done right is hard to beat but I haven’t had lobster in a couple years… so my vote was easy.

[longtrails]

Both are great and i havent had either in years, so yes pls to both on my plate.

[huntnphool]

 Both!

[257wbymagkiller]

Lobster all day! But elk steaks for the win!

[wheels1]

Prime rib all day may add different surf like shrimp or crab

[boneaddict]

Both!

[Jpmiller]

Wow big money.  We will stick with elk loin.

I would make the case that's the even more expensive option 

I say prime rib, lobster always seems a little light for a main dish, but I've never turned one down when offered.

[Buckjunkie]

Gotta go with prime grade boneless prime rib using the rock salt method with Montreals seasoning.

[slavenoid]

Lobster assuming it's whole and steamed.

[gaddy]

I love my sea food but I have never had a lobster that I would trade for a slab of prime done right !! Now some big Dungies ?

[IslandHunter]

If it was all you could eat Lobster all day

if it is one "serving" like a 14oz prime rib or a single whole lobster I would go with the prime rib

Ideally one of each on my plate

[C-Money]

I'd take some nice big snow crab clusters over lobster!! This thread reminded me to pull a prime rib out of the freezer for Christmas!!

[fishngamereaper]

We eat seafood 3-4 days a week so lobster isn't really a treat.

Prime rib for the win.
Besides it makes better leftovers.... prime rib sandwich with melted smoked Gouda slathered with horseradish dipped in thickened au jus......

[Stein]

We eat seafood 3-4 days a week so lobster isn't really a treat.

Prime rib for the win.
Besides it makes better leftovers.... prime rib sandwich with melted smoked Gouda slathered with horseradish dipped in thickened au jus......

That's a good point for sure, although I can't vouch for leftover lobster as I haven't ever had any.   

I got bone in rib this year because I love the bones and meat between the day after.

[C-Money]

Winco had snow crab clusters for $11 lb yesterday!! They will sure make a nice addition to Christmas dinner!

[3boys]

Winco had snow crab clusters for $11 lb yesterday!! They will sure make a nice addition to Christmas dinner!

Good tip. Might have to go over and load up!

[builtfordtough]

We do both almost every yr

[MountainWalk]

I've eaten so much prime rib in logging camps that the cut disgust me now. Won't eat it.



We are having moose loin and cornbread and fried taters

[Twispriver]

I've never thought lobster was all it's cracked up to be but we're able to have access to dungeness, butter clams, steamers and ling cod so most foods suffer in comparison. I'm in the Prime Rib column.

[NRA4LIFE]

I'll take a dungy over a lobster any day.  King crab is one of the best things on the planet, but at $50 a pound, not happening.  A roast beast (prime rib or other) on Christmas day has been a tradition in our house, my parent's house and my grandparents house for all my life.  So that's what it is.

[wadu1]

Not a fan of dungy, if I had known sooner about Winco we would have snow. Wife picked up two dungy's, steamers and shrimp. When I worked as a dish washer at a local restaurant cooking Prime Rib was delegated to me, it was below the chief to do it. My wife's aunt is from Nova Scotia, lobsters were used for pet food.

[fishngamereaper]

Winco had snow crab clusters for $11 lb yesterday!! They will sure make a nice addition to Christmas dinner!

Fresh/ fresh frozen?
No season in AK must be coming from the Atlantic I guess...

[NRA4LIFE]

I'm guessing Russia.

[LDennis24]

Why not both? Lol My wife made me this on Thanksgiving! I always take photos of good food before I eat it!

[jackelope]

Why not both? Lol My wife made me this on Thanksgiving! I always take photos of good food before I eat it!

This is where I'm at, but there wasn't this voting option.  I voted for the other white meat

Having grown up in the NE part of the country and gone to Maine on lots of summer vacations, fresh Maine lobster is hard for me to say no to. I can get good beef anytime here.

[LDennis24]

Why not both? Lol My wife made me this on Thanksgiving! I always take photos of good food before I eat it!

This is where I'm at, but there wasn't this voting option.  I voted for the other white meat

Having grown up in the NE part of the country and gone to Maine on lots of summer vacations, fresh Maine lobster is hard for me to say no to. I can get good beef anytime here.

My best friend growing up was Italian and his family of course is from Boston. One year his grandmother came over here to visit and brought a live lobster and a few crab and some mussels on the plane. The lobster was still alive when she threw it in the pot at his house and I got to hear the squeal of the shell for the first time. His dad tried telling us it was the lobster screaming from being boiled alive. 😆

[NRA4LIFE]

I will have to say, my brother and his wife used to bring a huge box of lobsters from the east and we would have a lobster feed around Christmas at my parents house in WI back in the 90's and early 2000's.  Her dad was a charter fisherman in southern Rhode Island and had a "connection". That's when I was introduced to Lobster Rolls the next day. Those were delicious.

[jackelope]

I will have to say, my brother and his wife used to bring a huge box of lobsters from the east and we would have a lobster feed around Christmas at my parents house in WI back in the 90's and early 2000's.  Her dad was a charter fisherman in southern Rhode Island and had a "connection". That's when I was introduced to Lobster Rolls the next day. Those were delicious.

I feel like there might be some NE lobster purist thing that says lobster rolls aren’t really a good thing. I’ve only ever had live Maine lobsters thrown in the pot screaming for their lives.

[Caseyd]

I'll take a dungy over a lobster any day.  King crab is one of the best things on the planet, but at $50 a pound, not happening.  A roast beast (prime rib or other) on Christmas day has been a tradition in our house, my parent's house and my grandparents house for all my life.  So that's what it is.

Costco had it for $39. I was dang close but assuming it was imported I couldn’t do it.

[C-Money]

Winco had snow crab clusters for $11 lb yesterday!! They will sure make a nice addition to Christmas dinner!

Fresh/ fresh frozen?
No season in AK must be coming from the Atlantic I guess...

I did ask, as I was surprised to see it. The Employee brought out an unopended box from the freezer. Crab was frozen, and ice glazed. Said Product of USA, and they thought it was last seasons catch. They are huge "snow" legs, must be Bairdi crab. Wife went in and brought some more home...

[Bigshooter]

Both but voted prime rib.

[Magnum_Willys]

Dungy tonight, deep fried Turkey 2moro!

[NRA4LIFE]

We've done the Feast of 7 fishes for Christmas Eve before, an Italian tradition.  My SIL is Italian and she told us about this.  We've done it a number of times but just for the 2 of us, it is somewhat tricky. So we did the feast of 4 fishes, in the form of cioppino tonight, ling cod from this spring, dungy, shrimp and some anchovy paste in the sauce (I counted that), delicious.

[Magnum_Willys]

Why not both? Lol My wife made me this on Thanksgiving! I always take photos of good food before I eat it!

Wow Yum!!!!  Whats the sauce on lobster?