Lobster Roatan Recipes

LOBSTER ROATAN

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, ginger, and chile; saute until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Add coconut milk, fish stock, and sugar, and bring to a simmer. Cook until reduced by half, 7 to 8 minutes. Add tomatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Add remaining tablespoon butter, stirring until melted. Add lobster tails and half of the cilantro and cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Serve immediately over rice, and garnish with remaining cilantro leaves and lime wedges.

GRILLED LOBSTER WITH YUCATAN-STYLE RECADO (SPICE RUB)

Steps:

• Blend the first 6 ingredients in a blender until smooth and set aside.
• In a cast iron skillet, toast the peppercorns, cumin, fennel seed, coriander seed, and mustard seed. When the spices begin to smoke, remove, and grind in a coffee mill. When pulverized, add to the pureed habanero mixture.
• Preheat a grill on medium high heat.
• Split the lobster in half, remove the roe if necessary, and then spread the spice, or recado, mixture over the tail portion of each side of lobster.
• Place lobster halves on a hot grill and cook for 6 to 8 minutes on each side. Remove and serve with lemon wedges.

FISH STOCK

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add garlic, celery, carrot, and onion; cook, stirring, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add fish bones and head and enough water to cover. Bring to a simmer; reduce heat to a gentle simmer and let cook for 25 minutes, skimming the surface as necessary. Strain through a fine mesh strainer; discard solids and set aside.