Do you know how to cook lobster.....part trois

Now, I've talked about the two most popular ways I know how to
cook lobster. The first was to boil them and the second was to steam.
In this post I will be discussing how to grill a lobster.

Now if you are starting out with a live lobster, you will obviously
need to know how to kill them. So here's how that works.

First make sure to leave the rubber bands on the claws, you don't
want to have to worry about getting "pinched" during this process.
Also, getting "pinched" is a lot worse than many people think and
can cause serious damage.

Now lay the lobster on a cutting board where the tail is curling
down. Grab the lobster where the head and tail connect with each
other. You need a good sharp hefty knife for this, I find that a 10
inch chefs knife works very well. Place the tip of the knife about
1-2 inches above the eyes, dabsmack in the middle of the head.
Now with a good deal of pressure, plunge the knife through the
head until you hit the cutting board, and bring the blade down
through the head to finish. I know it sounds bad, but this is the
most painless and quickest ways to do this.

Now there are a couple of ways to grill a lobster. You can
partially boil the lobster for about five minutes and then place
on the grill or you can go straight to the grill, neither way is
better than the other.

If you are gonna go straight to the grill you will want to cut the
remainder of the lobster in half length wise, including the tail.
Once you have cut the lobster in half you will want to remove the
stomach and intestines, which will normally be a dark greenish color.
The greenish yellow organ is the liver, also called tomalley, and the
coral colored one is the roe. Both of these are considered a delicacy
by some and are said to be very delicious. I personally choose not to
eat the innards or viscera of anything I eat. You will also want to
remove the sand sac that is located just behind the eyes and the
black vein that runs down the tail.

You will also need to crack the claws open. To do this you can
use the backside of your knife. Place them in a plastic bag first
to avoid making a mess and plastering your walls with lobster
claw meat. Now that you have your lobster prepared, place the
pieces on the grill shell side down, put the claws on the hotter part
of the grill. You can season the lobster any way that you would like.
Personally I like to go with just a little salt and pepper, and maybe
a little melted butter. You will cook them like this for about 4-5
minutes. Then you will need to turn the pieces meat side down for
about another 4 minutes or so.

If you choose to pre boil your lobsters you will proceed as follows.
In a large pot boil about 2 gallons of water or enough to cover the
lobsters. Boil the lobster for only about 5 minutes and remove from
the water. At this point you will want to be preheating your grill
while the lobsters boil. You will then remove and cut the lobster
in half just as explained above. Once you have done this, place the
lobster on the grill shell side down for 8-10 minutes and again
you can season to your liking. Once done, serve immediately or
store in the fridge until needed, but again no more than 2-3 days at the most.

I will have a couple of recipes for yo in the next post.