Moreton Bay Bugs With Ginger Mint Butter
Created by Chocolatll on May 20, 2015
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 16m
- Recipe #19163
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons chopped of fresh mint (or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried mint)
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce (or soy sauce)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 4 lobster tails (8-9 ounces each, halved lengthwise and deveined, or Moreton Bay Bugs if you can find them)
- Salt
- Pepper
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat grill to high.
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Step 2: Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
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Step 3: Add mint, ginger, garlic and zest.
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Step 4: Increase heat to medium.
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Step 5: Cook until mixture is fragrant but not browned, about 3 minutes.
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Step 6: Stir in fish sauce and lime juice.
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Step 7: Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
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Step 8: Brush butter mixture over cut side of lobsters.
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Step 9: Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Step 10: When ready to cook, oil the grill grate.
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Step 11: Arrange lobster on the grate, cut side down, and grill for 6-8 minutes.
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Step 12: Turn with tongs.
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Step 13: Grill for 6-8 minutes more, basting generously several times with butter mixture.
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Step 14: Serve with remaining butter, if any.
Nutritional Facts
- 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