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Dr. BBQ's Lobster with Chili-Lime Butter

By Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe

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Dr. BBQ's Lobster with Chili-Lime ButterLeigh Beisch

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.

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