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SAINT LUCIA

Grilled Lobster Recipe, How to Grill Lobster | Saveur


Saint Lucian cuisine is a combination of French, East Indian and British dishes. Before colonization, the Caribs and the Arawaks occupied the island, surviving on its various natural fruits and vegetables like mangoes, oranges, tangerines, avocados, and breadfruits. St Lucia is known for its national dish consisting of green bananas and salt fish locally known as green figs and saltfish; breadfruit and salt fish is also an alternative favourite among the locals. 

Other speciality dishes include a dish known as bouyon, which is a thick red beans one pot soup meal made of meat, ground provisions (ground tuber foods) and vegetables. Other popular local dishes include callaloo, Accra, green fig salad, cocoa tea (a traditional breakfast spiced hot drink) and bakes (very similar to Johhny cakes) among others. 

The island's British and Indian influences are seen in the variety of spices used in its cuisine, which include garlic, cinnamon, nutmeg, cocoa, parsley, cloves, and allspice. A wide range of local fruits like golden apples, mangoes, starfruit, tamarind are used to make juices, although lime juice (lime squash) seems a more popular choice to be enjoyed in conjunction with the local delicacies.

Grilled Lobster

A quick and easy way to cook up a delicious main dish.  Be sure to try to find Spiny lobster tails as they are super sweet and what you would find in the Caribbean.

 
 Prep Time 10 minutes
 Cook Time 8 minutes
 Total Time 18 minutes
 Servings 4
 Calories 474 kcal

Ingredients
  • 4 lobster tails each tail cut into two pieces
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 lemon juice of
  • 1 lemon cut into wedges for serving
  • 2 teaspoons old bay seasoning.

Instructions
  1. In a saucepan melt the butter, slowly over medium-low heat, I like it to just start to scorch and then add in the juice of one lemon and the old bay seasoning.
  2. Set aside you will use some for basting the lobster on the grill and the rest will be served with the cooked lobster for dipping.
  3. Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
  4. Place the lobster meat side down for about 2-3 minutes
  5. Turn over and generously baste with the butter until cooked through, the meat should be firm with no translucency. About 4-5 minutes.
  6. Serve on platters with lemon wedges, and a side of butter sauce.
And as always have a chilled day from the Viking.

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