Name: Perfect At-Home Lobster Tails
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 4 Lobster Tails (large); 3/4 stick Unsalted Butter (melted); 1 tsp Garlic Powder; 1 tbsp Old Bay Seasoning; 1 tsp Lemon Juice (freshly-squeezed)

Hey, y'all! I've said it before and I'll say it again: lobster is my all-time favorite food. Though we often enjoy it at high-end seafood restaurants or in the form of surf and turf, I'm on a mission to make lobster tails a more casual, at-home offering. Cooking the Perfect Lobster Tails At Home is not difficult, nor should it be intimidating - and I'm so excited to share my tips with y'all today. The best part? Lobster tails often go on sale at your local seafood counter; watch for the sales + freeze them!

Perfect Lobster Tails At Home: A Guide

If you do have frozen lobster tails, let them fully unthaw before you start preparing them. Doing so, combined with the following recipe, will ensure quality and ease of making.

How To Butterfly A Lobster Tail

In this recipe, I butterfly the lobster tails -- which is a very easy process. Here's how:

Using kitchen shears, cut down the top of the lobster shell. The lobster should be shell-side up.
Gently pull apart each half of the shell.
Slide your finger under the bottom of the lobster meat; push upwards, allowing the lobster meat to rest on top of the lobster shell.

Perfect At-Home Lobster Tails

JC Phelps

Making perfect lobster tails at home is immensely easy, y'all -- and so much cheaper than ordering them in a restaurant!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings people

Calories 206 kcal

Ingredients

4 Lobster Tails large

For The Marinade

¾ stick Unsalted Butter melted
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice freshly-squeezed

Instructions

Butterfly the Lobster Tails

Using kitchen shears, cut down the top of the lobster shell. The lobster should be shell-side up. Gently pull apart each half of the shell. Slide your finger under the bottom of the lobster meat; push upwards, allowing the lobster meat to rest on top of the lobster shell.

Preparing the Broiled Lobster Tail

Preheat oven to a High Broil.
Mix together all marinade ingredients. Place lobster tails on a baking sheet. Liberally brush the marinade on top of the lobster tails.
Broil for roughly 1 minute per ounce of lobster. For example, if your lobster is 8 oz, you'd broil for 8 minutes.
Serve with melted butter and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 206kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 11gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 126mgSodium: 271mgPotassium: 149mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 558IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 1mg

Keyword broiled lobster tail, lobster, lobster tail, perfect lobster tail, seafood

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