Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Charcoal Smokers => Topic started by: Ericd3043 on May 08, 2016, 10:25:06 PM
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We have never tried to make lobster before and I found a recipe on smoking-meat.com and decided to try it this time.
The Turf portion ended up being rib eye steaks. I marinated it in Italian dressing over night and just grilled it. No pictures since not much was done to them. They were a nice MR steaks and they came up just prior to the lobsters being done.
I found the lobsters at the local grocery store for 5.99 each, so I picked up 4 of them. I prepared the lobsters and skewered them to get them ready for the smoker.
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I got started the charcoal at 4:30 and by 5:15 I had the smoker rolling with Hickory and Apple wood. I was able to fit all 4 lobsters on one rack and placed it in the top of the smoker.
At the 30 minute mark, I had a butter mixture made up for the lobster. (1 stick butter, 1 TBS lemon juice, 1 TBS of Sweet Swine O Mine rub and a little ground cayenne pepper). It was recommended to let the mixture sit for a while to start to solidify back into form. I took a scoop of the mixture and put it into the slit in the lobster tails. It was solid enough to stay in the lobster and melt in.
At the 50 minute mark, I checked the temp and it showed an internal temp of 140 degrees. I thought it might have been overcooked, but it turned out tender and moist.
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I am not sure what I did to show the temp higher. The lobster was cooked but probably just barely. The mixture of hickory and apple wood worked well for the lobster. The result from the ladies in the house - wife: loved it, 14 yr old not so much, does not like the smoked flavor (but she loves the smell!) 12 year old - did not eat the lobster (she is picky). 10 year old - loved it 6 year old: was afraid to even try it (she saw it in the tail still... go figure!)
Next up: Another recipe from Smoking-meat.com: Cherry Dr Pepper Pulled Pork. I will probably use my own spices - but am tempted to try their spice mixture.
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Looks good Eric!!! Better off the kids don't like it, gets too expensive, feed them hot dog or burgers! Don
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Very nice !
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Looking good.
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Nice, love lobster on the grill :D
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Yum!
I love Lobster tail!
I have to admit I have never smoked Lobster tail before.
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I with Don on this one.
Surf and turf for the adults and burgers and hot dogs for children. :)
Looks very tasty.
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I with Don on this one.
Surf and turf for the adults and burgers and hot dogs for children. :)
Looks very tasty.
I'm with Don & Savannahsmoker too, unless of course... I can come be one of your kids! :D
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More than welcome to join in the fun sometime....
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Would love to try that
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Looks good Eric!!! Better off the kids don't like it, gets too expensive, feed them hot dog or burgers! Don
--Agreed!!
Thanks for sharing...Yet another to add to the list !