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Garlic Butter Lobster Tails

Garlic Butter Lobster Tails

Delicious Garlic Butter Lobster Tails, featuring a rich garlic butter sauce with a hint of spice, perfect for a special occasion.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 2 tails
Calories 400 kcal

Equipment

  • pan
  • grill
  • kitchen shears
  • thermometer

Ingredients
  

  • 10-12 oz lobster tails 7-12 oz. recommended per tail
  • 2.5 sticks salted butter
  • ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley Italian leaf preferred.
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ lemon lemon juice squeeze juice directly into the sauce
  • 1-2 teaspoon crushed red pepper to taste
  • 2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika for seasoning lobster tails

Instructions
 

Garlic Butter Sauce

  • Melt a ½ stick of butter in a pan over medium heat.
  • Add crushed red pepper & garlic powder to the butter and sauté for one minute.
  • Add fresh garlic to the pan and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add 2 more sticks of butter and allow to melt fully while stirring.
  • Squeeze in the juice of ½ a lemon.
  • Add chopped parsley.
  • Drop heat to low setting and allow flavors to combine.
  • Pour over lobster tails to baste and serve!

Lobster Tails

  • Snip the tails with kitchen shears down the middle.
  • Pry apart the shell with fingers and open.
  • Pull out the meat (keeping slightly attached at the bottom of the shell) and lift the meat up over the top to separate it (butterfly).
  • Sprinkle paprika over the tails.
  • Set grill at medium high and add the tails (meat side up), cover grill for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, baste with garlic butter sauce, flip over and grill for 5 minutes covered.
  • Flip back over, baste, and grill for 7-10 more minutes, covered.
  • Check for an internal temperature of 135-140 degrees with a thermometer.

Notes

Use fresh ingredients for the best flavor. Adding more crushed red pepper can increase the heat level.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tailCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 65gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 120mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 300mgVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 2mg
Keyword butter sauce, Easy Recipe, Garlic Butter Lobster Tails, grilled lobster, lobster, Seafood
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