Wood fired grilled lobster, two ways
grilled lobster
Equipment
- 1 Braccio del forno Forno Venetzia accessory for Torino and Bellagio models
Ingredients
- 2 1.5 lbs uncooked lobsters cut in half, lenghtwise
Herbed butter
- 1/4 cup salted butter, softened
- 3 tbsp fresh herbs of your choice parsley, sorrel, chives, tarragon are all good options
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Spicy japanese mayonnaise sauce
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1-2 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sriracha sauce
Instructions
- All instructions are on the video, on our Youtube channel.
- For cutting the uncooked lobsters, you can ask your fishmonger or (for the braves) quickly insert the point of a sharp chef's knife in the cross right below the eyes, then cut through the head and continue cutting thought the tail to split the entire lobster.
- Preheat your Forno Venetzia wood fired oven for at least 40 minutes, spread the embers and then preheat the Braccio del forno as demonstrated in the video.
- Remove the claws (they will take more time to cook) for each lobster
- Cook the claws for about 3 minutes on each side, remove and keep aside.
- Spread some of the herbed butter or mayo sauce on each lobster half. Start grilling the lobster halves flesh and cut side down for about 3 minutes. Then turn over, spread either the herbed butter or spicy japanese mayonnaise and continue grilling and broiling for about 3-4 more minutes. Keep an eye, you wouldn't want to burn or dry these beautiful lobsters.