Best Broiled Lobster Tail Recipe

Name: Best Broiled Lobster Tail Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 serving
Ingredients: 4 ounce lobster tails; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon onion powder; 1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoons smoked paprika; 1/2 cup clarified butter; 1 teaspoon flat parsley; Zest of 1 lemon; 4 drops hot sauce; fresh lemon wedges

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings
4
Calories
245 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
American

Best Broiled Lobster Tail Recipe

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Broiled Lobster Tails are seasoned and basted with lemon butter (and a secret ingredient!) Ready in just 10 minutes!

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Ingredients

Servings

4 ounce lobster tails , thawed and butterflied
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
1/4 teaspoons smoked paprika
1/2 cup clarified butter
1 teaspoon flat parsley , minced
Zest of 1 lemon
4 drops hot sauce , optional
fresh lemon wedges

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Instructions

Preheat the broiler to high heat. Place a rack 4-5 inches away from the heating mechanism.
Butterfly the tails by cutting the top of the shell right down the center using kitchen shears, but leaving it intact at the bottom. Wiggle your fingers around the connective tissues to loosen the meat. Gently pull it up through and set on top of the shell. If there is a brown, green or black vein, remove it. Repeat with remaining tails and set aside on a rimmed baking sheet or broiler pan.
In a small saucepan, meat the clarified butter (ghee). Whisk in the lemon zest, parsley and hot sauce, if using.
In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic powder, onion powder, salt and paprika. Depending on how large your tails are, you might not need this whole amount. Sprinkle the seasoning blend liberally over tail meat.
Using about half of the butter, baste the tails.
Broil for about 1 minute per ounce, but watch carefully! Remove when meat is opaque, but before it starts to brown.
Remove and baste again with the butter mixture. Spritz with fresh lemon wedges.
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Calories 245kcal (12%) Protein 10g (20%) Fat 22g (34%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Cholesterol 137mg (46%) Sodium 268mg (11%) Potassium 126mg (4%) Calcium 53mg (5%) Iron 0.2mg (1%)