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Grilled Lobster

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  • Serves: 4
Martha Stewart

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Ingredients

  1. 4 (1 1/2) pounds live lobsters
  2. Unsalted butter melted (optional)
  3. Lemon wedges

Nutrition Info

Per Serving

  • Calories: 1041 kcal
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  • Carbohydrates: 14 g
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  • Dietary Fiber: 5 g
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  • Fat: 52 g
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  • Protein: 129 g
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  • Sugars: 1 g

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Cooking Directions

  1. Kill lobsters by plunging them headfirst into salted boiling water and cooking for 1 minute. Remove, and drain.
  2. Place lobsters on a medium-hot grill. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally to avoid burning the shells.
  3. Crack a claw to see if it is fully cooked (the meat should be opaque). If not, detach claws, and return to grill for a few minutes more. Using kitchen scissors, split lobsters lengthwise by cutting along underside of tail, leaving back of shell intact. Scrape out red coral, if any, and green tomalley, and combine with melted butter for a dipping sauce, if desired. Keep lobsters warm on a platter covered with foil until ready to serve. Garnish with lemon wedges and serve with melted butter, if desired.

Yield: 4 servings

3. Still Hungry?

If you are not squeamish, the lobsters can also be killed by inserting the point of a sharp knife through the cross mark on their backs.

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  • have the store kill 'em

    Lee S - February 8, 2007 11:54:44 AM PST
    some seafood shops will steam/boil the lobsters for you before you buy them. all you need to do is call ahead. this saved me a lot of trouble since i don\'t have a pot large enough to cook even one lobster.

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  • They MUST be using deadly Butter at 1000+ calories.

    Diann - February 8, 2007 12:22:25 PM PST
    I just looked up the calories in a whole steamed lobster and came up with 260 calories for each lobster. Even if you ate BOTH of them you would still not get 1000 calories, This HAS to be a miss print.
    I have another lobster fact that might help you guys out. If you put them in the freezer, then they do not whistle when you boil them.
    I still prefer to get them at the store, Already to be cooked. Or better yet. Take me to a seafood restaurant and save the carnage for the cooks there. I am suprised Martha did not list this hint on here, After all, I GOT THAT HINT FROM HER!

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  • Lobsters

    Peter F - February 8, 2007 05:24:07 PM PST
    Lobsters don\'t "scream" when you put them in the water. The noise you here is air escaping the body as the shell expands from the heat. They don\'t feel anything.

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  • Eat more Lobster

    Jenn - June 18, 2007 08:28:19 AM PST
    First, if you don\'t want to kill it then don\'t, I mean get real, if you eat any kind of meat then the thing had to be killed. Hey even a Veggie had to be killed. I also wonder what a lobster eat\'s, I wonder if it kills to live also.

    Secondly, anyone who thinks this is a bad recipe then tell us your own. I noticed a few people posting negitive comments without posting something of their own. That is just sad.

    Eat more lobster or any meat YUMMY

    Jenn

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  • Lobster is always a good choice if affordable.

    jamesnespentel - February 8, 2007 12:10:50 PM PST
    Boil lobsters would have sufficed didn\'t need to use the language of kill.... regardless though you need to \'prepare\' them before cooking.
    (puncturing their shells also works with a large sharp knife however if you boil sometimes deludes the taste i find.)


    Another idea is to cajun rub the lobster post boil for the grill... which works out well... or Healthy a nayonaise sauce... yes Nayonaise (soy based mayo) with avocado onion and some tomato... i find works well hot and cold.

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