Best Whole Grilled Pacific Spiny Lobster With Mango Papaya Salsa Recipes

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WHOLE GRILLED PACIFIC SPINY LOBSTER WITH MANGO PAPAYA SALSA



Whole Grilled Pacific Spiny Lobster with Mango Papaya Salsa image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 30m

Yield 3 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 whole live Pacific spiny lobsters
2 ripe papayas, peeled and diced
2 ripe mangos, peeled and diced
3 ripe tomatoes, peeled and diced
1/4 cup lime juice, about 2 limes
Cayenne pepper
Kosher salt
Extra-virgin olive oil, for grilling
15 fresh mint leaves

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Plunge the lobsters into the boiling water, cook for 8 minutes. Remove carefully and submerge in a bowl of ice water to immediately stop the cooking. Split the lobsters in half lengthwise and rinse out the head cavity and any veins that may be in the tail. Set aside.
  • Toss the papayas, mangos and tomatoes in a mixing bowl with the lime juice and cayenne and salt, to taste. Allow to sit for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, preheat an outdoor grill to medium-high heat.
  • When ready to serve, brush a small amount of oil on the lobster meat and place the lobsters meat side down on the hot grill. Grill until lobster meat is lightly charred, about 4 minutes. Turn and cook the shell side until lobster is heated through, about 3 minutes more. Remove the lobster meat from the shell. Add the mint to salsa, mix, and put on serving plates. Serve the lobster meat on top of the salsa.

WHOLE SPINY LOBSTERS SPLIT AND STUFFED WITH HEARTS OF PALM SLAW



Whole Spiny Lobsters Split and Stuffed with Hearts of Palm Slaw image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and pepper
2 (1 1/2 pound) spiny lobsters, split and cleaned
4 small fresh hearts of palm, julienned
1 orange, sectioned and juice reserved
1 yellow or red large round tomato, peeled, seeded, and cut into small strips
1 red onion, julienned
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1/4 Scotch bonnet chile, seeded and minced
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar

Steps:

  • Preheat a grill.
  • Combine the hearts of palm, orange sections and juice, tomato, red onion, cilantro, chile, vinegar, and olive oil, and keep chilled until ready to serve. Just before serving, season with salt and pepper.
  • Place the split lobsters on the grill, flesh side down. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes and then turn over and cook for 5 to 6 more minutes.
  • Place the lobster on serving platters filling in the top, empty part of the shell with the slaw.

GRILLED LOBSTER WITH LIME BUTTER AND MANGO SALSA



Grilled Lobster with Lime Butter and Mango Salsa image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 42m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 tablespoons softened butter
1 un-waxed lime, zested
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large (2 pound, 4 ounces) live lobster, killed (see *Cook's Note below)
Mango Salsa, recipe follows
1 ripe, firm mango, peeled and cut into small dice
1 red onion, very finely chopped
1 red finger chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped
2 heaping tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 heaping tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
2 spring onions, very finely sliced
1 lime, juiced (use the lime juice from the zested lime)
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Heat a charcoal grill, or if using a barbecue, heat it to the white-heat stage.
  • In a small bowl, combine butter and lime zest. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Use a pastry brush to cover the fleshy side of the lobster with the lime butter.
  • Place the lobster flesh side down onto the grill and cook for 4 to 6 minutes on each side. Meanwhile, make the mango salsa.
  • To serve, place one half of the lobster on each plate and serve with spoonfuls of the salsa on the side.
  • In a medium bowl, combine mango, red onion, chile pepper, parsley, cilantro, spring onions, lime juice, and olive oil. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Set aside at room temperature to allow the flavors to meld.

HERB-GRILLED SPINY PACIFIC LOBSTER



Herb-grilled Spiny Pacific Lobster image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Four 1 1/2-pound spiny lobsters
4 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons chopped fresh garlic
4 ounces chopped fresh herbs of your choice (we like to use Italian parsley, basil, thyme, tarragon and a bit of rosemary)
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 stick (1/4-pound) butter, cut in 8 pieces
1 cup clarified butter
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
8 lemon wedges

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Preheat the grill to high.
  • Split lobsters; butterfly from the top and remove intestines. Rinse head area in cold water to remove any waste matter.
  • In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons olive oil, and all of the garlic and chopped herbs. Set aside.
  • Brush lobsters lightly with remaining oil and grill for approximately 5 minutes, meaty side down. Turn halfway through for grill marking and even cooking. Remove lobsters from grill, and place on a sheet pan, meaty side up. Coat with the herb and garlic mixture and season with salt and pepper. Place 2 pieces of butter on each lobster tail and put in the oven for approximately 10 minutes.
  • In a small bowl, mix the clarified butter mixed with the lemon juice. Drizzle over lobster as a sauce. Garnish with lemon wedges.

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