What a great meal we had last night! But I am going to have to say that the star of the show were the lobster tails. THEY WERE HUGE!!!
![p2140029-640x480 Each one (with shell!) weighed 1 pound!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/p2140029-640x480.jpg)
Then we had two 6 ounce filets on the side. Simple grill with salt and pepper:
![p2140033-640x480 each was only $3.50!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/p2140033-640x480.jpg)
Look how pretty the lobster shells look after I cooked them in boiling water for a couple minutes:
![p2140006-640x480 if the tails were this big, we can't even imagine how big this lobster was!!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/p2140006-640x480.jpg)
Tony was the strong one to get the tails out of their shell. He cut the underbelly and they scooped out relatively easily. But the shells have sharp edges!
![p2140019-640x480 the underside of the tail](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/p2140019-640x480.jpg)
Cooking method? Poach and grill. We got part of the idea from my brothers friend John. He is a total foodie – his version even has caviar! We brought 1/2 gallon of water to a boil with 1/8 cup vinegar. Once the water came to a boil I set the lobsters in the water for 3 minutes, because mine were bigger than John’s and I knew I wanted to finish them off on the grill.
![p2140009-640x4801 ready to cook!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/p2140009-640x4801.jpg)
![p2140020-1 on the grill!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/p2140020-1.jpg)
Check out these grill marks!
![p2140022-1-640x480 we like our meat pretty rare!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/p2140022-1-640x480.jpg)
Here was our drink of choice:
![p2140011-640x480 yum!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/p2140011-640x480.jpg)
Hannah sadly does not like lobster or steak! So she ended up having sushi:
![p2140024-1-640x480 California Roll](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/p2140024-1-640x480.jpg)
My delicious plate!
![p2140028-1-640x480 um, a little garlic butter on the side!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/p2140028-1-640x480.jpg)
But there was no way I could eat all that food! Here are my leftovers:
![p2140030-1-640x480 I plan on trying to make a healthy version of lobster bisque with the leftover lobster](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/p2140030-1-640x480.jpg)
My step-son is coming over today!! Since he’s been living on his own we see him less and less, so it’s always nice to see him!
Come back later to see the video of Hannah’s surprise yesterday! Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday.
I too, am so so jealous of your dinner! What a great treat for yourself! It looks amazing!
amazing!!!!!!!!! lobsters are so tasty!!!!!
the lobster tail looks AWESOME!!!!!!!!! great dinner!
Oh. My. This is my dream dinner. Awesome!!!
i’m dying of lobster-envy right now! wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
have fun with stepson today!
What a rockstar meal! And I love the post your husband made. So many sweet things to say. Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend together!
Can you come cook me a spectacular surf & turf like that?! It looks amazing. I might need my steak a little more medium rare though 😉
so yummy!!!
Wow! What a meal! I absolutely love it! Just beautiful Biz, Happy Valentine’s one day late.
That looks amazing!
Hey Biz!
I’m glad you had a great dinner!
I am doing a post today with a bit of a variation…the sous-vide thing again. Tails and claws cooked in butter. And that sauce is killer.
I love that you are using the leftovers for bisque. I used whole lobsters this time around and am reducing the stock from the shells as we speak.
Great job!
everything looks fabulous – I remember you talking about your wonderful Vday dinner plan, but wow! I’m really blown away by how great it look – and honestly its probably a lot tastier than what youd order in a overpriced restaurant
Oh my gosh, delicious Biz! And have an awesome time today!
Can I come over for dinner from time to time? =D
what a feast!
Glad to hear you had a great night!!
HOLY CRAP those are huge lobster tails!!!! Looks fantastic!
Holy cow, you aren’t kidding about those lobster tails! It looks like you guys had a great dinner last night!