Instructions for cooking live lobsters

By Tipper1

Tired of cooking the same old burgers, hot dogs and chicken on the barbecue? Grilled lobster is a treat! If you are searching for a grilled lobster recipe, here are the basics of how to grill lobsters. Lobsters cooked on the grill have a wonderful smoky flavor, and they are easier to eat than traditional boiled whole lobsters.

Ingredients

• What You Need:
• •Lobsters
• •Lobster Pot
• •Grill
• •Butter or Oil
• •Salt and Pepper
• •Lemon
• •Tongs

Preparation

Step 1

Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 30 minutes
Here's How:
1.Select live lobsters that weigh between 1-1/2 and 2 pounds.
2.In a large pot, bring about two gallons of water to a boil. Parboil two lobsters at a time in a covered pot for five to seven minutes.
3.Remove lobsters from the cooking pot, turn them upside down on a cutting board, and slice them in half lengthwise from the tail to the top of the head. Use a sharp knife to split the claws only on the side that will be turned up on the grill.
4.Place each half lobster, shell side down, on a grill that has been pre-heated to medium temperature.
5.Baste the exposed lobster meat with melted butter or oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. For added flavor, use seasoned oils, or add garlic, herbs and spices or lemon or lime juice to the butter.
6.Cover lobsters with a metal pie plate or a shallow roasting pan to ensure quick and even cooking. Remove the cover periodically to baste the lobsters and to check cooking progress.
7.Grill lobsters for about 10 minutes. Be sure to check the meat at the thickest part of the tail in order to determine that lobsters are completely cooked. When the meat is white and opaque, your grilled lobsters are ready to eat.
8.Serve grilled lobster with melted drawn butter and a slice of lemon.
Tips:
1.See a photo of each step in the lobster grilling process with my step-by-step visual guide.
2.Lobsters should be cooked on the day they are purchased. Store live lobsters in your refrigerator until you are ready to begin the cooking process.
3.Split lobsters take up quite a lot of room on the grill, so the larger the grilling space, the more lobsters you can cook at a time.
4.You can use just about any kind of grill to cook lobsters, including gas and charcoal grills. Try using wood charcoal for the flavor it imparts. I wouldn't recommend you try grilling lobsters on a George Foreman or other electric grill, though.