Balmain Bugs

Name: Balmain Bugs
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 8 Balmain bugs, halved; 80g butter; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 lemon, juiced

Balmain Bugs/BAL-main buhgz/

Also known as: Moreton Bay Bugs

About this dish

Small, sweet flathead lobsters, typically grilled or pan-fried with garlic butter.

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Ingredients

🦞8 Balmain bugs, halved

🧈80g butter

🧄3 cloves garlic, minced

🍋1 lemon, juiced

Method

Serves 4

Halve the bugs and remove the digestive tract.

Melt butter with garlic in a hot pan.

Place the bug halves flesh-side down and cook briefly until just opaque.

Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice.

Serve immediately with crusty bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Balmain bugs are a uniquely Australian shellfish, named for the Sydney suburb where they were historically landed.

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