Description
A recipe for baking lobster tails topped with a savory, buttery stuffing made from crushed Ritz crackers, garlic, and herbs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lobster tails (about 6-8 oz each)
- 1 cup Ritz crackers, crushed
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Prepare the lobster tails: Use kitchen shears to cut down the top center of the shell of each tail, stopping just before the tail fan. Gently pull the meat up through the opening, keeping it attached at the base.
- In a small bowl, combine the crushed Ritz crackers, melted butter, minced garlic, parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Mix until the crumbs are evenly moistened.
- Spoon the cracker mixture evenly over the exposed lobster meat on each tail, pressing it down gently.
- Place the prepared tails on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the lobster meat is opaque and cooked through and the topping is golden brown.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- You can broil the tails for the last 1-2 minutes for extra browning on the topping, watching carefully to prevent burning.
- For richer flavor, substitute 1 tablespoon of the melted butter with 1 tablespoon of drawn butter for basting the meat before topping.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tail
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 450
- Fat: 28
- Saturated Fat: 14
- Unsaturated Fat: 14
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 30
- Cholesterol: 180