First try at lobster and tuna

TMB · February 24, 2010, 06:54:44 AM

For my birthday I wanted to cook something different and went for lobster and Ahi tuna. Now I have never cooked either one so I was unsure on how to go about it. So I went and read a few articles on the subject and went for it. I know the the picture is really not that great but the food really did turn out wonderful.
I didn't split the lobster tail because I wanted to save as much of the natural juice as I could to add flavor. The tuna was great with sesame seed crust.

squirtthecat · February 24, 2010, 06:58:13 AM

Looks good from over here!

~~What did you put on the ahi tuna steak?~~

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Duh - I didn't read all of your post - I just zeroed in on the picture!

Tenpoint5 · February 24, 2010, 06:58:52 AM

I wouldn't have any problems eating that!! Looks pretty good even at 9 am

OU812 · February 24, 2010, 07:03:02 AM

Looks good to me.

I so gotta try one of those tuna steaks.

Glad to see I aint the only one who cooks there own birthday dinner.

Tenpoint5 · February 24, 2010, 07:08:20 AM

Squirt,
Tommy was editing and adding that information while we was posting ours

Caneyscud · February 24, 2010, 07:10:37 AM

Looks great TMB and as 10.5 said - looks good enough for breakfast. Tuna on the smoker is good eats. It's fun experimenting with different marinades and compound butters. Never done lobster - not a big fan for the $$$$ around here.

azamuner73 · February 24, 2010, 07:49:34 AM

I'll bet that was good eatin'

TMB · February 24, 2010, 08:06:32 AM

Thanks guys. Now they were high $$$$$ 17.95 for 2 of them, but hey I turned 44 in this time not in the hospital (I spent my 40th and 41st birthdays in the hopital) so I figured why not! ;D The tuna was very good but the wife is hooked on LOBSTER! We will cook it again this weekend on my SRG. I'll post this cook next week.

Thanks again for the good comments, makes me feel better about my cooking.

Peace,

classicrockgriller · February 24, 2010, 08:48:20 AM

Just another of your great cooks Tommy.

Nice job man!

seemore · February 24, 2010, 09:20:15 AM

A winning combination for a birthday feast!
Mrs

TMB · February 24, 2010, 02:17:00 PM

The wife keeps telling me I need to eat more fish so I hope to post more cooks like this one. I wonder if you can grill craw-fish? ???

seemore · February 24, 2010, 02:57:01 PM

Good question. People who would know would be Kynola, Ronbeaux, Nepas, CRG,,,,to name a few.

unclefish · February 24, 2010, 02:59:21 PM

LOOKS GOOD HOW LONG DID YOU SMOKE THE TUNA FOR THANKS UNCLEFISH

TMB · February 25, 2010, 05:35:49 AM

Quote from: unclefish on February 24, 2010, 02:59:21 PM
LOOKS GOOD HOW LONG DID YOU SMOKE THE TUNA FOR THANKS UNCLEFISH

The tuna went 2 mins per side on direct heat then moved to a cooler spot to rest (sear and hold method) the lobster took about 15 mins on low heat to start then I placed them in direct heat to finish. I wanted the meat to be juicy as possible and since I didn't remove the shell and this being my first try I figured this would be a good approach. CB tells me he removes the shell then cooks the meat but Kim (my wife) really loved the flavor of the lobster (in the shell) so I may just stay with this method. Ya' know keep momma happy and the world is a better place! ;)

I have lobster planed for this weekend again so I should have more to post thi weekend.

Peace,

azamuner73 · February 25, 2010, 08:58:06 AM

Until recently all the shrimp I ever bought were pre-cooked and usually had the shell off. Then I grabbed a back of raw shell-on zipperbacks and let's just say I will never buy pre-cooked again. The flavor difference is night and day and way more moist.

I am assuming it would be the same with lobster....keeping it in the shell probably tastes better than if you took it out. Depending on which texture you prefer.

First try at lobster and tuna

squirtthecat