Recently The Beard and I have been watching a show on Netflix about local ingredients in Australia. The chefs were sourcing all this beautiful seafood and it gave me such a craving! So while grocery shopping this week my cart somehow steered me towards the seafood counter. The shrimp was on sale which allowed me to somehow justify purchasing some lobster tails!

I have never cooked lobster. Period. While I’m not sure if I’m ready to take on the entire lobster, I felt like the tail was a good place to start. As per usual, I bought all my ingredients with no specific recipe or cooking technique in mind. I was just confident that with quality ingredients it would turn out alright!

*Pictured above are the lobster tails, seasoned shrimp and oyster mushrooms

I started with seasoning my shrimp. I don’t ever measure things, I just eyeball, smell and taste. Which in and of itself is a technical skill if you ask me!

Shrimp Seasoning
Crushed garlic
Red Pepper Flakes
Salt
Basil
Lemon Juice

This seafood feast was going on the grill, so while that was pre-heating I decided to par boil the lobster tails. Based on cooking shows, this is a thing people do sometimes and I decided to give it a shot. After par boiling I sliced open the center of the tail. I want to refer to it as the belly, but the belly of the tail sounds odd. But deep down I feel like if you tickled the tail belly it would squirm. But maybe that’s just me. I then covered the lobster with this seasoning concoction:

Lobster Seasoning
Lemon Juice
Olive Oil
Salt
Paprika
White Pepper
Garlic

I placed the lobster on the grill shell side down and strategically placed the shrimp so as not to fall between the grill grates. Only one shrimp was lost in this endeavor.  While that was going I started in on my oyster mushrooms. I have never had them, but when I discovered a fresh bunch at the store I knew it was time to try! I sliced these up and added them to a skillet with a little bit of ghee, salt and pepper. Once sauteed I added in chopped rainbow chard allowing it to wilt on top.

I did not get a picture of the finished product since we immediately stuffed our faces! However, the lobster was the best I’ve ever had. I am now plotting out ways to have it all the time and still pay my mortgage. The shrimp was delicious and I can now say I have tried and love oyster mushrooms!