Surf n Turf Lobster Skewers with Grilled Lemon Aioli

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

  • 4 striploin steaks, cubed
  • 4 lobsters, steamed, cooled in an ice bath, shelled
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 3 lemons, halved
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ tsp salt

Directions:

1. In a small saucepan, melt butter. Add garlic cloves and set aside.

2. Preheat grill to 450°F and brush with oil.

3. Alternate cooked lobster and steak cubes on a skewer and pat dry with paper towel.

4. Brush skewers with melted garlic butter and place on the grill. Cook for 2 minutes on each side, basting with butter halfway through. Remove and let rest for 5 minutes.

5. Place lemons, cut side down, on the grill. Cook for 5 minutes or until grill marks appear. Remove and let cool.
Meanwhile, mix mayonnaise with juice of 1 lemon and salt.

6. Serve skewers with aioli and grilled lemons.

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Do You Know Lobster?

Once inside a trap lobsters can never get out.

False – Lobsters Often Escape

Lobsters will often get out of traps - that is part of the design. Traps are built to allow undersize lobster to exit easily. Plus an escape hatch is made of biodegradable twine in case the trap is lost at sea. Adult lobsters will also escape traps at times; it is just more difficult.