Moreton Bay Bugs With Ginger Mint Butter
Recipe: #19163
May 20, 2015
Categories: Main Dish, Shellfish, Lobster, Dairy, Australian, Grilling (Outdoor), Herbs, Butter/Margarine more
"Moreton Bay "bugs" are really slipper lobsters, similar to rock lobsters. This recipe uses lobster tails instead. Adapted from the Barbecue Bible, which misspells it "Morton.""
Original recipe yields 4 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (317 g)
- Calories 373.3
- Total Fat - 24.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 15 g
- Cholesterol - 273.2 mg
- Sodium - 1796.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 11.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.6 g
- Sugars - 2.8 g
- Protein - 29.3 g
- Calcium - 177.2 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 36.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat grill to high.
Step 2
Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
Step 3
Add mint, ginger, garlic and zest.
Step 4
Increase heat to medium.
Step 5
Cook until mixture is fragrant but not browned, about 3 minutes.
Step 6
Stir in fish sauce and lime juice.
Step 7
Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
Step 8
Brush butter mixture over cut side of lobsters.
Step 9
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Step 10
When ready to cook, oil the grill grate.
Step 11
Arrange lobster on the grate, cut side down, and grill for 6-8 minutes.
Step 12
Turn with tongs.
Step 13
Grill for 6-8 minutes more, basting generously several times with butter mixture.
Step 14
Serve with remaining butter, if any.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.
Tags :
Main Dish
