Grilled Lobster Stuffed Lobster

 What can I say ... Lobster, gill and butter are three of my favorite words.  This one is kind of a showstopper for presentation so hold on to your cocktails!

Ingredients:

1 Lobster
1 Lemon
Salt

smokey lemon butter (recipe below)

Description:

Fill a large pot of water (to cover your lobster), add about a cup of kosher salt and a lemon cut in half, and bring to a boil.  Once it has reached a rapid boil add the lobster.  Here it is better to think of the lobster as a sea cockroach if you feel the burden of guilt over throwing a live creature into boiling water.  Let him (or her) boil away for 5 minutes and immediately remove and place into an ice bath for 5-10 minutes.  Now remove the arms and claws by simply twisting and pulling and set aside. Cut the lobster equatorially, and clean, trying to remove as much water as possible and set aside.  Remove the claw meat and knuckle meat and place into the void in the shell left from cleaning.

Now for the smokey lemon butter ...

Combine the following and mix together:

1 stick unsalted butter, room temp
1 teaspoon garlic
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon lemon thyme
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon smoked paprika

Now brush about half of the butter onto the lobster and grill on medium for about 5-8 minutes, adding more butter halfway through cooking.