Name: Grilled Lobsters with Southeast Asian Dipping Sauce
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: six 1 1/4-pound live lobsters; 3 garlic cloves; 1/3 cup Asian fish sauce; 1/3 cup fresh lime juice; 1/3 cup packed brown sugar; 3 tablespoons water; 1 1/2 teaspoons Asian chili paste; 1/4 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves; 1/4 cup packed fresh mint leaves; Garnish: lime halves

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Grilled Lobsters with Southeast Asian Dipping SauceRomulo Yanes

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Cooking lobsters is often perceived as a last-minute frenzy. The following recipe lets you progress through menu-planning worry free: The lobsters can be parboiled in the morning and kept chilled until you're ready to grill them at dinnertime.

To satisfy any die-hard lobster-and-butter traditionalists at your table, you might want to serve some clarified butter along with the dipping sauce.

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