Now that lobster season is upon us (and hopefully you are catching a few), the inevitable question arises, “What’s the best way to cook the lobsters?”
While doing that very Google search of my own, I stumbled upon this recipe. I haven’t tried it yet, but it sounded too tasty not to pass along! So happy cooking and if you try it out, I’d love to hear your results
From Food Network.com:
Ingredients
- 6 California spiny lobsters
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup finely diced red onion
- 1 teaspoon chopped thyme leaves
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white or red wine vinegar
- Handful of fruit wood chips, such as apple or cherry wood, soaked in water for 30 minutes
Directions
Submerge live lobsters in boiling water for 2 minutes. Remove from water. When cool enough to handle, remove heads from tails. With large knife, cut tails in half lengthwise. Place cut tails in large mixing bowl and toss with garlic, onion, thyme, olive oil and vinegar. Let marinate at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
Preheat a charcoal grill to medium-high heat. Once fire is hot, scatter fruit wood on top and allow to burn. As soon as the wood has turned to coal, place lobster tail halves on grill, meat side down. Cook until shell turns a lighter shade of red, about 3 to 5 minutes. Turn lobster tails and cook for an additional 3 minutes or until the meat begins to pull away from the shell.
Remove lobsters from grill. Place on platter and pour remaining marinade from bowl over finished tails.
Click here for the recipe link
Don’t forget to swing by Dana Landing for all of your lobster necessities! We get new stuff in every day…nets, gloves, how-to books, Spiny Lobster Report Cards, etc, etc. See you soon!
