Grilled Summer Lobster

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 6 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chipotle peppers, minced
• 1 teaspoon lime peel, grated
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 teaspoons ginger, minced
• 1/4 cup sake
• 1/3 cup green onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 2 live maine lobsters

Recipe

• 1 make the 2 sauces first and set aside; they can be made 2 hours in advance.
• 2 chipotle lime oil: (makes about 2/3 cup).
• 3 cook oil and garlic in heavy small sauce-pan over medium-low heat until garlic begins to brown, about 8 minutes.
• 4 carefully mix in next 4 ingredients.
• 5 stir until salt dissolves. remove from heat. (can be made 2 hours ahead.)
• 6 mix in cilantro.
• 7 ginger-green onions butter: (makes about 1/2 cup).
• 8 cook oil and ginger in small saucepan over medium-low heat 2 minutes.
• 9 carefully add wine; simmer until reduced by half.
• 10 remove from heat.
• 11 add green onions and butter.
• 12 season with salt and pepper. (can be made 2 hours ahead.).
• 13 lobster:.
• 14 drop 1 lobster, head first, into large pot of boiling water.
• 15 cover; cook 3 minutes (lobster will not be fully cooked).
• 16 using tongs, transfer lobster to baking sheet.
• 17 return water to boil.
• 18 repeat with second lobster.
• 19 transfer 1 lobster, shell side down, to work surface.
• 20 place tip of large knife into center of lobster.
• 21 cut lobster lengthwise in half from center to end of head (knife may not cut through shell), then cut in half from center to end of tail.
• 22 use poultry shears to cut through shell.
• 23 repeat with second lobster.
• 24 prepare barbecue (medium-high heat).
• 25 keeping lobster halves meat side up, brush shells with olive oil.
• 26 place halves, meat side up, on barbecue.
• 27 brush meat with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 28 place pans with sauces at edge of barbecue to rewarm.
• 29 cover barbecue; grill lobsters until just opaque in thickest portion of tail, 7 to 9 minutes.
• 30 serve, passing warm sauces separately.