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10 Minute Garlic Butter Broiled Lobster Tails

Easy and delicious 10 Minute Lemon Garlic Butter Broiled Lobster Tails - broiled lobster bursting with garlic and lemon for an easy romantic dinner that tastes like its from an expensive steakhouse!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 416 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 lobster tails
  • 4 tbsp butter + 2 one tablespoon pats of butter
  • ¼ cup minced garlic 
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • celtic sea salt
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1.2 tsp white pepper
  • 2 tbsp diced parsley.

Instructions

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  1. Preheat broiler to high.
  2. In a large pan, add 4 tbsp butter and garlic, cook on medium low, stirring occasionally to prevent burning as you prepare lobster.
  3. Set lobster tails on a baking sheet or in an oven safe dish.
  4. With sharp kitchen scissors or a knife, carefully cut the top of the lobster tail shell down to the tip of the tail, avoiding the meat.
  5. Devein and remove any grit if needed.
  6. Carefully pull shell down, so meat looks like it is sitting on top of shell and open.
  7. Mix spices in a small bowl.
  8. Sprinkle with spices.
  9. Add small pats of butter along the lobster tail.
  10. Place in oven on an upper middle rack.
  11. Let cook until meat is opaque and white, about 8-10 minutes.
  12. After 6 Minutes, add 3/4 of the butter and garlic from pan to lobster, drizzling over lobster tails.
  13. Remove and serve immediately with rest of garlic and butter.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 416kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 12g (4%) Protein 24g (48%) Fat 31g (48%) Saturated Fat 19g (95%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 153mg (51%) Sodium 718mg (30%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 416

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 416kcal 21%
Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Protein 24g 48%
Fat 31g 48%
Saturated Fat 19g 95%
Polyunsaturated Fat 10g 59%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 153mg 51%
Sodium 718mg 30%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.