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How to Cook Lobster Tail
Tender lobster tails in a rich buttery garlic sauce! This is the easiest and best recipe for How to Cook Lobster Tail perfectly every time!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 tails
Calories: 126 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 16 ounces lobster tails thawed (four 4-ounce tails)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and crushed
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ghee or clarified butter for serving
- Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Ensure the oven rack is the second from the top position. You want the baking sheet to sit about 6 inches from the top heating element. Turn the oven to broil on high to preheat (about 500 degrees F).
- Using a sharp pair of scissors or kitchen shears, cut the top side of the lobster tail. Start at the open end and cut down to where the flippers start. (Do not cut through the flippers.) Carefully pull open the shell, loosen the meat from the inside, and gently pull the meat up to rest on top of the shell. Place the tails on a baking sheet and set aside.
- To a small saucepan, add butter and melt over medium-low heat. Add the crushed garlic cloves, lemon juice, and dried parsley and mix to combine. Brush the garlic butter all over the lobster tails.
- Broil for about 4 minutes until the lobster meat is opaque and reaches 135-140 degrees F. (Typically, 1 minute per ounce of lobster should give you the proper internal temperature.)
- Remove from the oven and serve warm with melted ghee or clarified butter and lemon wedges for squeezing.
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Notes
- Nutritional information includes 1 tablespoon of garlic butter mixture per tail.
- The garlic butter is optional but adds a nice flavor to the finished lobster. You can also serve any extra garlic butter on the side for dipping.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1tail
Calories
126kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
0.3g
(0%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
70mg
(23%)
Sodium
136mg
(6%)
Potassium
70mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.02g
(0%)
Sugar
0.02g
(0%)
Vitamin A
351IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
32mg
(3%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4tails
Amount Per Serving
Calories 126
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1tail | |
| Calories | 126kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 0.3g | 0% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 136mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 70mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.02g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.02g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 351IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.