Grilled Maine lobster experiment tonight..

reinhart36

I picked up a couple of lobsters from a local philanthropic fund raiser event this morning.  They fly the lobsters into the local regional airport the morning of distribution.  It's an order ahead thing.

Anyway, gonna try this recipe.  Will add results later..

These little buggers are lively, so hopefully I can pin them well enough to cut 'em straight.  

ryantt

 Can’t wait to see how it turns out Eric 

lousubcap

I would boil up some water and give 'em a head first dive to kill 'em then do the split.  Not like there's a whole lot of lobster to consume head-wise.  But I'm from bourbon country so factor that into the deal.  

reinhart36

Phase 1 complete:

reinhart36

Decided to give them a 60 second bath ahead of the knife..

reinhart36

Here are some pics during the cook.  Went hot but indirect for the lobsters.  Basted them in garlic taragon butter, that had some lemon zest, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper in it too.  I'd simmered the butter on the egg for a while to infuse all the flavors..



I smoked a goat shoulder a couple weeks ago, and had the butcher give be the 2 lbs of fat he trimmed of it.  I rendered that down in jars in my pressure cooker and saved it.  I used the fat to sear a 10 ounce beef filet in (reverse sear):


And ... The final product was fantastic!

lousubcap

Work of art right there.  Congrats on the cook and banquet.  

Killit_and_Grillit

That looks awesome!

LindenEmry

Great cook!

Sea2Ski

To say that is a beautiful dish, is not giving enough credit. What a perfect combination 

Hans61

Nicely done sir!

CPARKTX

Yum

Florida Grillin Girl

Fantastic cook!

westernbbq

That is an electric chair meal....looking good Eric!

reinhart36

Thanks for the compliments!  Next time, I think I'll break the claws off and start them a few minutes early.  I ended up having to hit those in a tray of water in the oven to finish them..  Otherwise, it was outstanding, if I do say so myself..  ;-)

StillH2OEgger

Wow! Everything on that plate looks superb.

Heritage

That looks wonderful!

pgprescott

Winning!

bucky925

Nothing to take away from your cook ( it was fantastic )  but a little off topic .  My wife and daughter visited friends from Maine, they went down to the docks and got several lobsters just out of the ocean for 2 bucks each.  My wife doesn't do seafood, but said that is the best she has ever eaten. 

reinhart36

@bucky925 Agreed, it can be pretty astonishing how inexpensive lobster is at the source.  My wife and I did a Maine tour/vacation before we had kids, and were amazed at how affordable it was to eat lobster rolls for lunch and steamed lobster for dinner every day for a week!  Beautiful region to boot..

stv8r

Very nice sir!   Love the finished product.  I'm a brussels sprouts fan too!

UNCHeels08

Holy hell that is a magnificent meal!