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Dirty Loaded
Lobster Rolls
obster rules. Lobster is the Ferrari of
seafood. It’s the holy grail. It’s what everyone
wants to eat. So give the people what they
want! It’s always a special day when there’s
lobster on the grill.
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Serves 4
BBQ set-up
Dirty technique
Ingredients
100g (3½oz) salted butter
2 garlic cloves, sliced
1 chilli, sliced
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
2 whole raw lobsters (about 600g/1lb 5oz
each), humanely killed, halved lengthways
Juice of ½ lemon
To serve
4 burger buns (I prefer brioche as this is
quite a decadent meal)
4 tbsp mayonnaise
½ a bunch of chives, snipped
Method
DJ BBQ is rarely seen
without clouds of
smoke around him.
1. Get a nice bed of coals cooking. Once they’ve hit core temperature and
have started to ash up, then you are good to go.
2. While this is happening, melt your butter in a small saucepan and add the
garlic, chilli and thyme leaves (you can do this in the kitchen or on the grill).
3. Once the butter starts bubbling, take it off the heat. Set it aside.
4. Now let’s cook these things. Blow the ash off the coals, then lay the lobster
halves flesh side down on the coals for 1–2 minutes depending on the size
of your lobster. Once you have a nice char, gently turn them over and brush
with the flavoured butter. Oh my gosh, I want to eat this right now. Cook for
another couple of minutes shell side down, brushing every 30 seconds.
The meat will pull away from the shell when it’s cooked and it’s time to take
’em off.
5. Leave them to rest for a couple of minutes on a metal tray and pop your
butter back on the grill to keep warm.
6. Gently remove the flesh from the tails and claws. Brush again with the
butter. Finish with the lemon juice.
7. Toast your buns. Spread a dollop of mayo on the base of the toasted bun.
Pile the lobster meat high and sprinkle on the chives.
By the way, you just won the game of life with this cookout. I’m off to the
fishmonger to buy some more lobster.
MAKE IT WITH
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Basting Brush
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grillmaster’s armoury for keeping your food succulent and
coated in marinade. This Le Creuset brush is soft, strong,
flexible and can withstand temperatures of up to 250°C.
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