Description
Follow these steps to prepare and broil lobster tails coated in a simple lemon garlic butter sauce for a quick, restaurant-quality seafood dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (6-8 ounce) lobster tails, fresh or frozen (thawed)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven broiler to high heat and position an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Line a baking sheet with foil for easy cleanup.
- Prepare the lobster tails: Using sharp kitchen shears, cut lengthwise down the center of the top shell of each tail, stopping just before the tail fan. Do not cut all the way through the bottom shell.
- Gently pull the meat up through the opening you cut, resting it on top of the shell. This is called butterflying.
- In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, minced garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
- Brush half of the lemon garlic butter mixture evenly over the exposed lobster meat.
- Place the prepared lobster tails on the foil-lined baking sheet.
- Broil for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove the tails from the oven. Brush the remaining butter mixture over the meat.
- Return the tails to the broiler and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes, or until the meat is opaque and firm to the touch. The internal temperature should reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove from the oven, garnish with fresh parsley, and serve immediately.
Notes
- If your lobster tails are frozen, thaw them completely in the refrigerator overnight before starting the recipe.
- For extra flavor, you can baste the tails with the pan drippings halfway through the cooking process.
- If the meat browns too quickly during broiling, move the oven rack further away from the heat source.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Broiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tail
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 350
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 2
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 26
- Cholesterol: 150