Name: Puerto Nuevo-Style Lobster Tacos
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 1 1/2-pound live lobsters, rinsed; 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted; Toasted-Garlic Rice with Fresh Herbs and Lime; Crunchy Pear Salsa; Warm flour tortillas; Lime wedges

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Puerto Nuevo-Style Lobster TacosBrian Leatart

Puerto Nuevo, a seaside village in Baja California, Mexico, is famous for its Pacific spiny lobster. For food safety, be sure to broil the lobsters immediately after they have been boiled and split. What to drink: Assorted chilled Mexican beers.

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