Garlic Butter Lobster Tails
Garlic Butter Lobster Tail - crazy delicious lobster in garlic herb and lemon butter. This lobster tail recipe is so delicious you want it for dinner every day!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 188kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb (500g) shell-on lobster tails 4 lobster tails
- cayenne pepper
- 1/2 stick salted butter, melted
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped Italian parsley leaves
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- lemon slices
Instructions
- Turn on the broiler on your oven.
- Thaw the lobster tails if they are frozen. Using a pair of kitchen scissors, cut through the top part of the lobster shell, towards the tail. Cut again to a one-inch rectangle shape.
- Remove the lobster shell to expose the lobster meat. Arrange the lobsters on a baking sheet or tray. Add a dash of cayenne pepper on the lobster flesh.
- Melt the butter in a microwave, for about 30 seconds. Add the garlic, parsley and lemon juice to the melted butter. Stir to mix well.
- Drizzle and spread the garlic butter mixture on the lobster. Save some for dipping.
- Broil the lobster tails in the oven for about 5-8minutes, or until the lobster meat turns opaque and cooked through. Serve immediately with the remaining garlic butter and lemon slices.
Nutrition
Serving: 4people | Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 174mg | Sodium: 581mg