Lobster In Distress With Lemon And Thyme
- 1 live lobster per person
- 1 small bunch of fresh thyme
- 5-6 fresh lemons
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- fleur de sel
- One day ahead: Juice the lemons. Decant the olive oil into a jar or cruet and whisk in lemon juice. Add a few branches of thyme and hold overnight
- Kill the lobster as kindly as you can and truss him or her to a long wooden spoon with at least three circles of kitchen string.
- In a large pot bring water to a boil. Meanwhile (don't you hate the 'meanwhile' step?) start a wood, charcoal grill going.
- Plunge Monsieur Homard into the boiling water. Hold him there for about three minutes. He won't be fully cooked.
- After that three minutes, untie him. Using a sharp, heavy Beaver Cleaver (preferably Chinese), split Mr. Lobster down the middle. Spoon out any green icky bits. The orange stuff is okay.
- Now that your fire is hot brush the lobster with your lemon/thyme infused oil. Cook until cooked. Finish with a pinch or so of fleur de sel. Eat with your hands if you like.
- Note to cook: this is primative cooking (so is my spelling). but if you use a gas grill you are a TOTAL weenie.
lobster, thyme, lemons, extra virgin olive oil, fleur de sel
Taken from food52.com/recipes/5066-lobster-in-distress-with-lemon-and-thyme (may not work)