This recipe’s inspiration came from a few trips to Jamaica. I love Jamaica’s spicy food, ice-cold beers, and warm island hospitality. While on vacation there, I get up early, relax on the beach, and then hit up the grill for some jerk chicken—and, if I’m lucky enough, some lobster!
Recipe by Chef Matt Dean Pettit and taken from “The Great Lobster Cookbook” ©2014 Penguin Random House Canada.
ingredients
directions
*A crab cluster means one whole crab with its centre, knuckles, and legs (this recipe calls for two).
Using a large knife, cut the lobster tails in half, leaving the shell on.
Bring a medium-sized saucepan of salted water to a boil. Submerge the crab clusters and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until heated through.
Remove the crab from the saucepan and use a large knife to cut a slit down the back centre of each crab—you are aiming to puncture the shell with one good, long score, to allow the seasoning to set into the meat in the next step.
In a large frying pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the jerk seasoning and stir to combine. Add the lobster tails, shrimp and snow crab clusters and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, or until heated through.
Place the lobster tails and snow crab clusters in a large bowl and drizzle with the seasoned butter. Garnish with cilantro and serve with lime quarters on the side for squeezing.