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Shortie3
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Aug 08, 2015

Best Way to Bbq Lobster?

Bought 7 plump lobster tails from Costco today and want to cook them right. Has anyone ever cooked them on the grill? How did you prepare them? I know I can look on the cooking websites, like allrecipes.com, but I want tried and true methods! Thanks in advance. Shortie
  • No disrespect SHortie3, but you cannot cook lobster "right" on a grill. The only way is to boil them. Frozen tails should be cooked differently than fresh live lobsters. (From a New England purist)
  • Tucson Jim: No, I've never tried lobster rolls but will check allrecipes.com unless you have a tried and true method you care to share. Shortie
  • Thank You Old-Biscuit! That sounds delicious and doable! We, too, love garlic on just about everything; so much so, that I grow it in a patch near the house, therefore have it any time it's needed. Again, thanks! Shortie
  • Have you ever tried lobster rolls? They are easy to make and my favorite way of eating lobster. There are lots of recipes out there.
  • Melt 2 TBSP of butter per tail
    Add minced garlic cloves......1 per tail is what we like but we LIKE garlic
    Add 1/2 TBSP Lemon Juice per tail


    Rinse tails..cut in half lengthwise\ Heavily brush the flesh with butter mix

    Grill.....
    Propane use medium-high heat
    Charcoal distribute the ashed cover briquettes evenly


    Ready to cook
    Clean grate/oil it
    Baste flesh one more time/salt-pepper then lay flesh side down
    5 minutes........TURN over onto shell side. Baste repeatedly for next 3-6 mins.
    DON'T OVERCOOK.....remove when flesh turn Opaque

    We also at same time doing the lobster tails place a throw away aluminum pan (4X6) on grill with butter mixture and large peeled shrimp tails.
    Stir/flip after couple mins..remove pan when shrimp turn pink