Grilled Lobster with Cilantro-Chile Butter

Ingredients

• 4 oz. unsalted butter, softened
• 3 tbsp. minced cilantro
• 4 Fresno or Holland chiles, stemmed, seeded, and minced
• 1 lime, zested and quartered
• 2 (2-lb.) live lobsters
• ¹⁄₄ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, stir together butter, cilantro, chiles, and lime zest; set aside. Using a heavy cleaver, split each lobster in half lengthwise through its head and tail. Scoop out and discard the yellow-green innards and cut off the claws. Transfer the lobster halves, shell side down, to a baking sheet; crack the lobster claws and transfer them to the baking sheet. Drizzle lobster halves and claws with oil and season with salt and pepper.
2. Build a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill or heat a gas grill to medium-high. (Alternatively, heat a 12″ cast-iron grill pan over medium-high heat.) Place lobster halves (flesh side down) and claws on grill and cook for 5 minutes. Turn over lobster halves and claws and spread each with some of the cilantro–chile butter; continue cooking until cooked through, about 3 minutes more. Serve with lime wedges.