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GRILLED MAINE LOBSTER TAILS SMOTHERED IN CURRY MANGO BUTTER WITH GREEN PAPAYA SALAD



Grilled Maine Lobster Tails Smothered in Curry Mango Butter with Green Papaya Salad image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories     main-dish

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 23

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons curry powder
1 teaspoon ancho chili powder
1 mango, peeled, pitted and pureed
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
Salt and freshly ground pepper
16 Maine Lobster Tails
Olive Oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
8 ounces haricots verts, cooked until just tender and shocked in ice water, each bean quartered lengthwise
3 plum tomatoes, halved, seeded and julienned
1/4 cup roasted unsalted potatoes, roughly chopped
2 large green (unripe) papayas, peeled, seeded and julienned
1/4 cup Thai fish sauce
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
1/3 cup coarsely chopped peanuts

Steps:

  • For the Mango Butter: Heat olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft. Add curry powder and ancho powder and cook for 2 minutes. Add mango puree and lime juice and cook an additional 5 minutes. Let cool. Place mango mixture in a food processor and add butter. Process until smooth and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Place a sheet of parchment paper or waxed paper on a work surface. Spread the butter along a long side and form into a roll about 1-inch in diameter, leaving a 1-inch border of paper. Roll up the butter in the paper and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Yield: 8 servings For the Lobster: Preheat grill. Brush lobster tails with oil and season with salt and pepper. Place meat side down and grill 4 to 5 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from heat and top each tail immediately with a slice of butter. Yield: 8 servings For the Salad: Combine all ingredients except peanuts in a medium bowl until combined. Spoon onto a platter. Garnish with peanuts.

GRILLED LOBSTER SMOTHERED IN BASIL BUTTER



Grilled Lobster Smothered in Basil Butter image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pound unsalted butter
1/2 cup basil chiffonade
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
4 (2 1/2 pound) whole lobsters
2 tablespoons olive oil

Steps:

  • Combine the butter, basil, and salt and pepper to taste in a food processor and blend until smooth. Pack the mixture into a medium ramekin, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Split the lobsters in half lengthwise. Bring the knife down through the tail, making sure to cut just through the meat and to leave the shell connected. Lay the lobster open, leaving the two halves slightly attached. Pull off claws and legs from the lobsters and crack them slightly with the knife handle. Place the claws and legs on the grill over medium-low heat and cover with a pie pan. Cook them for 5 to 7 minutes per side. Brush the lobster bodies with the oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Place them fleshside down on the grill over medium heat. Grill 8 to 10 minutes
  • Remove the lobsters and slather with the basil butter.

GRILLED MAINE LOBSTER TAILS SMOTHERED IN CURRY MANGO BUTTER WITH GREEN PAPAYA SALAD



Grilled Maine Lobster Tails Smothered in Curry Mango Butter with Green Papaya Salad image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories     main-dish

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 22

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons curry powder
1 teaspoon ancho chili powder
1 mango, peeled, pitted and pureed
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
Salt and freshly ground pepper
16 Maine Lobster Tails, split in half
Olive Oil
8 ounces haricots verts, cooked until just tender and shocked in ice water, each bean quartered lengthwise
3 plum tomatoes, halved, seeded and julienned
1/4 cup roasted unsalted potatoes, roughly chopped
2 large green (unripe) papayas, peeled, seeded and julienned
1/4 cup Thai fish sauce
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/3 cup peanuts
1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro

Steps:

  • Heat olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft. Add curry powder and ancho powder and cook for 2 minutes. Add mango puree and lime juice and cook an additional 5 minutes. Let cool. Place mango mixture in a food processor and add butter. Process until smooth and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Place a sheet of parchment paper or waxed paper on a work surface. Spread the butter along a long side and form into a roll about 1-inch in diameter, leaving a 1-inch border of paper. Roll up the butter in the paper and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  • Preheat grill. Brush lobster tails with oil and season with salt and pepper. Place meat side down and grill 4 to 5 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from heat and top each tail immediately with a slice of butter.
  • Green Papaya Salad: Combine all ingredients except peanuts in a medium bowl until combined. Spoon onto a platter and garnish with peanuts and chopped cilantro.

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