Lob­ster Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Lob­ster Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

(makes two very gen­er­ous sandwiches)

1 1 1/4 pound lobster

four pieces very stur­dy sour­dough bread

4 tbsps butter

100g/3.5 ounces mild melty cheese (Gruyère, Gou­da are good choices)

Pre­pare the lob­ster by tak­ing all the meat from the claws and tail and if you’re me, care­ful­ly wip­ing away any toma­l­ley from the inside of the tail.  Some peo­ple love this green pasty sub­stance which forms part of the lob­ster’s diges­tive tract, but I am not one of them.  I like my lob­ster clean and white and rosy.

Cut the lob­ster into small pieces and set aside.

But­ter each slice of bread on one side, the side that will match the sec­ond slice to make a sand­wich.  Slice the cheese into pieces that will fit the bread and lay the bread but­ter side down with the cheese look­ing up.  Pile the lob­ster piece onto the cheese and top with the sec­ond piece of bread, but­ter side out.

Grill (real­ly pan-fry) the sand­wich­es low and slow, turn­ing care­ful­ly when the cheese has melt­ed quite thor­ough­ly, as this will help the lob­ster stay in the sand­wich as you turn it.  Cook until crunchy and the done­ness is what you like.  Cut in half and serve hot.