Editor's note: The recipe below is excerpted from Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe's The NFL Gameday Cookbook: 150 Recipes to Feed the Hungriest Fan from Preseason to the Super Bowl_. Reprinted with permission by Chronicle Books._This is the recipe I used in the Barbecue Championship Series to get my team to the semifinals. The lime and chili go very well with the lobster for something a little different.

　　

Ingredients

Makes 2 servings

　　Chili-Lime Butter

　　1 cup (8 ounces) butter

　　Juice of 2 limes

　　2 tablespoons good-quality chili powder

　　Salt, as needed

　　Black pepper, as needed

　　2 whole live Maine lobsters, about 1 1/2 pounds each

　　Your favorite barbecue rub, as needed

　　

Step 1

Prepare the grill for cooking over direct medium heat. In a small saucepan, melt the butter and blend in the lime juice, chili powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.

　　

Step 2

Split the lobsters completely in half down the back with a chef's knife. Remove the tails and claws. Discard the rest. Crack the shells on the claws and inject or drizzle them each with 1 tablespoon of the butter. Season the tails lightly with the rub. Grill the tails and claws for about 5 minutes on each side. Spoon some of the Chili-Lime Butter into the tail shells. Cook until the lobster is just barely done, another 4 to 5 minutes. This will vary depending on your grill. Serve the remaining Chili-Lime Butter for dipping.

　　The NFL Gameday Cookbook: 150 Recipes to Feed the Hungriest Fan from Preseason to the Super Bowl. Text copyright © 2008 by the National Football League

　　Chronicle Books