Broiled Buttery Lobster Tails Recipe
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
5 minutes
Servings:
4 Servings
Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • 1 large clove garlic, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley, plus extra to serve
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • pinch of cayenne powder
  • 4 raw lobster tails
Directions
  1. Preheat the broiler to 500 F.
  2. In a small bowl, mix together the melted butter, the crushed garlic clove, the lemon juice, the chopped parsley, the Dijon mustard, and the cayenne powder.
  3. To prepare the lobster tails, use sharp kitchen scissors to cut down the middle of the top of the shell, stopping when you reach the tail. Then, grasping the lobster tail firmly, crack each side of the shell open just enough that you can reach in and get hold of the lobster meat. Gently pull the lobster meat up and out of the shell, then rest the meat on top of the empty shell. Repeat this process with all of the lobster tails, placing them in a shallow oven tray once prepared.
  4. Using a pastry brush, liberally brush the butter mixture onto the lobster meat, not forgetting to gently lift the meat and coat the under side as well.
  5. Once all of the lobster meat is coated in butter, place the oven tray under the broiler for 5-10 minutes. The lobster tails are cooked when the internal temperature reads 140 F; the exact cooking times will vary slightly depending how thick the lobster meat is.
  6. Serve the lobster tails fresh and hot, adding another layer of the melted butter mixture to the meat, and sprinkling with more fresh parsley.