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Grilled Beer Butter Lobster Tails with Thai Chimichurri

Ingredients
  

For the Lobster:

  • 4 lobster tails
  • 4 tablespoons (57g) butter melted
  • ¼ cup (57g) IPA beer
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt

For the Thai Chimichurri:

  • 4 Thai chilies chopped
  • ¼ cup minced fresh cilantro
  • 3 large fresh mint leaves minced
  • 2 teaspoons fresh ginger grated with a Microplane
  • 1 large garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tablespoons minced shallot
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the grill to medium-high.
  • Cut the lobster tails in half down the center lengthwise. Remove the vein that runs down the center.
  • Stir together the butter, beer, garlic powder, and salt. Brush the inside of the lobster tails liberally with butter.
  • Place lobsters on the grill cut side down, close the lid of the grill, grill for 4 minutes.
  • Turn the lobsters over, brush again with the butter mixture. Close the lid of the grill and cook for 5 more minutes or until cooked through.
  • Stir together all the chimichurri ingredients.
  • Serve the lobster tails along side the chimichurri.