Grilled Lobster Tail with Vanilla Coconut Sauce
Charred lobster tails and pineapple chunks and drizzled with a creamy vanilla coconut sauce.
Ingredients
Lobster Tails:
5 ea lobster tails, split in half
1 cup butter, melted
4 Tbsp salt, divided
1 Tbsp + 3 tsp white pepper, divided
3 tsp garlic, granulated
2 ½ cups DOLE® Tropical Gold® Pineapple Pizza Wedges, drained juice reserved
Vanilla Coconut Sauce:
½ cup coconut rum
1 cup DOLE Pineapple Coconut Mix
2 ea vanilla beans
½ cup vegetable stock
1 cup + 2 Tbsp heavy cream, divided
2 Tbsp corn starch
Directions
Lobster Tails:
- Heat grill to 400 degrees. Brush lobster meat with butter and season with 3 Tbsp salt, 3 tsp white pepper and garlic.
- Grill lobster with the meat side down for 3 minutes or until lobster is cooked through. Remove from heat and rest for 5 minutes.
- Grill pineapple wedges on each side for 2 minutes. Remove for service.
Vanilla Coconut Sauce:
- In a small sauce pan over medium heat, add rum and cook for 2 minutes to remove alcohol.
- Add reserved juice, pineapple coconut mix, vanilla beans, remaining salt & pepper, vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add 1 cup cream.
- Bring back to boil and add remaining cream and corn starch in a small bowl and mix well.
- Pour corn starch mix slowly into sauce while stirring. Cook for 3 minutes stirring often.
To Serve:
- Serve lobster on a plate with grilled pineapples and a drizzle of sauce. Serve with additional sauce on the side.