Loaded Lobster rolls

Lobster is what everyone loves to eat, so give the people what they want! It’s always a special day when this dish is on the grill.

Serves 4

100g salted butter

2 garlic cloves, sliced

1 chilli, sliced

1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves

2 whole raw lobsters (about 600g each), halved lengthways

Juice of ½ lemon

To serve

4 burger buns

4 tbsp mayonnaise

½ bunch of fresh chives, snipped

1 Get a nice bed of coals cooking. Once they’ve hit core temperature and have started to ash up, then you are good to go. Meanwhile, melt your butter in a small pan and add the garlic, chilli and thyme leaves (you can do this in the kitchen or on the grill itself). Once the butter starts bubbling, take it off the heat and set aside.

2 Blow the ash off the coals, then lay the lobster halves flesh-side down on the coals for 1-2 minutes, depending on the size of your lobster. Once you have a nice char, gently turn them over and brush with the flavoured butter. Cook for another couple of minutes shell-side down, brushing with more butter every 30 seconds. The meat will pull away from the shell when it’s cooked and it’s time to take them off.

3 Leave the lobster to rest on a metal tray for a few minutes and pop the remaining butter back on the grill to keep warm.

4 Gently remove the flesh from the tails and claws. Brush again with the butter. Finish with the lemon juice. Toast the buns. Spread a dollop of mayo on the base of each bun, pile high with the lobster meat and then sprinkle over the chives.