Independence Day Recipes
Angry Grilled Maine Lobster
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 (2 pound) whole Maine lobster
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons red chili flakes
- 2 tablespoons red onion, minced
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
Instructions
- Pick a lively lobster, one that flips his tail a lot when removed from the tank. Ask your fish monger to do the dirty work of killing the lobster.
- Remove and crack the claws, then slit the body.
- Mix the olive oil, basil, lemon zest, red chili flakes, red onion and lemon juice in a bowl.
- Add lobster to the bowl and mix.
- Marinate for four hours in the refrigerator.
- Remove lobster pieces from the marinade and place on the grill, meat side up.
- Cook, turning claws and bodies once, until meat is opaque. A good guide for grilling lobster is seven minutes per pound.