MAN FOOD. When you read or hear those words, what comes to mind? Meat? Booze? Fire? We are featuring recipes for the men in our lives for Sunday Supper hosted by Susan of The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen. Fittingly, it is also Father’s Day, so a “Happy Father’s Day” to all you dads out there.
Grilled lobster sounded “man-ish” to me. Last Sunday my husband completed a 64-mile bike ride for to benefit the American Diabetes Association and I thought it would be great to throw some lobsters on the grill since I knew he would be famished after the ride. So I did a bit of research on how to buy and prepare lobsters for the grill. Every recipe described how to kill them right before cooking them – splitting them right down the middle WHILE THEY WERE STILL ALIVE. The lobster scene from Annie Hall kept replaying in my head…
Then I thought for a moment that I’ll just steam them and be done with it, but then steamed lobster just doesn’t sound as “man-ish” as grilled lobster. Am I right? I finally convinced myself that I was going to do this; I was going to get a couple of small lobsters and just do the deed. So I went to the fishmonger in town and asked for two lobsters and let him know that I was planning to grill them later on. He brought out two writhing hard shell lobsters. Hard shells indicate that the lobsters are older and, according to the fishmonger, the meat tastes much better and sweeter than the younger ones with the softer shell. Then he asked,
“Do you want me to split them for you?”
YES PLEASE! He ensured me that the flavors would not be sacrificed even if I didn’t cook them right away. He packed the freshly split lobsters and sent me my merry way.
The saltiness of the miso and the nuttiess of the butter go really well with the sweetness of the lobster meat! Next time, I may squeeze a bit of lemon juice for a little kick. After all that, my husband devoured three halves of the lobsters. Mission accomplished!
A couple of tips…
1 – When buying whole lobsters, look for the lively lobsters and not the ones that are slow-moving and sluggish.
2 – If you aren’t as squeamish as I am about killing your own dinner, I’ve read that to kill the lobster “humanely” you first freeze the live lobster for 15-20 minutes. Then with a large knife or cleaver, split it from the top of the head and through the tail.
Grilled Lobster with Miso Butter #SundaySupper
Ingredients
- 4 oz. butter softened
- 2 tablespoons red miso
- 1 teaspoon kochugaru Korean red pepper flakes
- 1 scallion chopped
- 2 lobsters 1 1/2 to 2 pounds each
- Olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the butter, red miso, kochugaru, and scallions until combined. Set aside.
- Place the lobster halves onto a baking sheet and sprinkle the halves with salt and pepper, and drizzle with olive oil.
- Heat your grill to medium-high. Place lobster halves, flesh side down onto the grill. Cook for about 2-3 minutes. Flip lobster over and using a rubber spatua, spread the lobster with the miso butter. Continue grilling until lobster meat is tender, 3-4 minutes more.
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Oh yum! I have never “killed” a lobster either… so glad your fishmonger helped you out! lol I really like the idea of the miso butter!
You can never go wrong with lobster on the grill!
Amy, I love this post! Your husband sounds awesome and wow, love that he did a 64-mile bike ride to benefit the American Diabetes Association!! Now, this is love. . the fact that you were going to gently kill some lobsters for him. . I’ve never done the deed either. . so I’m happy that the fishmonger did the deed for you!! These look delicious and love the miso butter sauce!!!
Now this is ultra delicious man food! Wow! My mouth is watering…
Now you know how to treat your man like a king!!! Your lobsters look fantastic (and I would have opted for the finshmonger doing the splitting, too!).
This is beautiful! I would elbow the men in my life right out of the way for a plate of that goodness.
Oh my goodness this looks incredible, can I have this on mother’s day too. 🙂 I have to admit I have been too nervous to cook lobster because I am too squeamish to kill them myself, will have to ask my fishmongers to do it for me next time I go get some fish. 🙂
As much as I like to eat them, I don’t think I could kill them myself, I am totally with you on that. Lucky that you had a helpful fishmonger!! They look incredible!!
Lobster is the epitome of special occasion food, and Father’s Day certainly is a special occasion! Great recipe
Oh my gosh! I am on a lobster kick right now and this fits the bill!
I am a huge miso butter fan. I will leave the killing and cooking of the lobster to people like you and just drop by just in time for you to serve these to me. Thankyouverymuch!
You are a brave woman, Miss Amy. My hat is off to you…Thank you very much, too, for including the freezing lobster tip….I’m in awe too of the honorable bike ride your hubby took for the American Diabetes Association. He was lucky to have you and the lobsters avec miso butter at the finish line =) P.s. Thank you for the idea of adding red pepper flakes to miso butter =)
Oh my goodness, split lobsters. I’d definitely have to get someone to do it for me! But it’d be worth it, these look amazing!
Now I can’t wait to get a hold of some lobsters in my area. Your grilled lobsters looks fantastic.
Yummy! Great looking recipe. Hadn’t thought about having the lobster split in two for grilling . Great tips too. Thanks for sharing!
I’m so glad the fishmonger helped you out! I would have had a hard time dealing with the live lobsters too, but this sounds like a delicious recipe! Pinned!
Oh I have such a sweet spot for lobster and these look amazing on the grill! Pinning these for later!
I don’t think I could do that deed either. So glad your fishmonger did what fishmongers do. There is nothing about this recipe I don’t like. If fact, I LOVE this recipe and hope to try it some day soon. Grilled lobster? Yes please 🙂
This is man food to the umpteenth level, Ames. And by “man food” I mean, food for Nancy, because I could probably eat three halves of these too, just like your hubs. My eyes bugged out of my head when I first saw your photo on social media. I don’t know if there’s a more glorious sight than perfectly grilled lobster, swimming in butter. I like the touch of miso too. I’ve never bought or prepared lobster myself for a myriad of reasons (costs, not knowing how to pick or cook them) but mainly because I’m kinda freaked out about killing them. I’m glad your fish monger took the job out of your hands!
Congrats to your husband for his accomplishment! He definitely deserved this lobster treat!
The first thing that comes to mind is that scene in Julie Julia project!! (favorite scene) Beautiful dish!
When we lived in Brazil, we were fortunate to get live lobsters fairly frequently. One well placed knife in the head and one sharp blow to the handle does the trick. It’s quick and I’m sure it’s gotta be less painful for the lobster than death by steaming. I love your addition of miso butter, Amy! Your husband surely deserved this delicious treat!
I see a trip to the market to get some lobsters happening very soon. I’ve never had grilled lobster and can’t wait to try it.
OhEmmGeeeee!! I have never made lobster at home but I can see me making this dish ASAP!!