The Grill Recipes Blog

INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 cups olive oil 9 tablespoons soy sauce 6 garlic cloves, minced 6 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger 6 2-pound live lobsters 6 tablespoons chopped green onions DIRECTIONS Cook first 4 ingredients in medium saucepan over low heat until garlic and ginger begin to brown, about 8 minutes. Set aside. (Sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Rewarm before using.) Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Drop 1 lobster headfirst into large pot of boiling water. Cover; cook 3 minutes (lobster will not be fully cooked). Using tongs, transfer lobster to baking sheet. Return water to boil. Repeat with remaining lobsters. Transfer 1 lobster, shell side down, to work surface. Place tip of large knife in center of lobster. Cut lobster lengthwise in half from center to end of head (knife might not cut through shell), then cut in half from center to end of tail. Use poultry shears to cut through shell if necessary. Repeat with remaining lobsters. Place lobster halves, meat ...

INGREDIENTS 4 (1 1/4- to 1 1/2-pound) live lobsters 2 pounds small (1 1/2- to 2-inch) boiling potatoes (preferably yellow-fleshed) 3 tablespoons red-wine vinegar 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 3 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes, or to taste 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil 1/2 pound baby arugula (about 10 cups loosely packed) DIRECTIONS Plunge lobsters headfirst into a 12-quart pot of boiling salted water. Cook, covered, over high heat 4 minutes (for 1 1/4-lb lobster) to 5 minutes (for 1 1/2-lb lobster) from time they enter water. Transfer with tongs to a large colander to drain and cool. (Lobsters will not be fully cooked.) Return cooking water to a boil. Add potatoes to boiling water and simmer, uncovered, until just tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain in a colander. When lobsters are cool enough to handle, twist off claws (including knuc...