Fish and Seafood Recipes
Lobster with Champagne Butter
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 fresh lobsters
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 sticks (1 cup) butter
- 2 cups Champagne
Instructions
- Place lobster shell side down. Cut body from head to tail with sharp knife, splitting open. Remove heart and intestinal vein.
- Melt butter in saucepan and add lemon juice and champagne.
- Place split lobster shell side down on grill over medium heat approximately 5 inches from heat source with the top down. Brush well with butter mixture and cook for 8 minutes.
- Turn lobsters; cook for another 8 minutes.
- Turn again, brush well and continue to cook until meat turns opaque.
- Brush with Champagne sauce just before serving.
- The remaining sauce can be used for dipping at the table.