Lobster Tail

Name: Lobster Tail
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 lobster tails (5 to 6 ounces each), thawed; 1/4 cup cold butter, cut into thin slices; Salt and pepper to taste; Lemon wedges

Total Time Prep: 30 min. Cook: 5 min.

Yield 4 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Learn how to cook lobster tail at home with this simple recipe. You don't have to visit a restaurant for a rich, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth experience.

Ingredients

4 lobster tails (5 to 6 ounces each), thawed
1/4 cup cold butter, cut into thin slices
Salt and pepper to taste
Lemon wedges

Directions

Preheat broiler. Using kitchen scissors, cut a 2-in.-wide rectangle from the top shell of each lobster tail; loosen from lobster meat and remove.
Pull away edges of remaining shell to release lobster meat from sides; pry meat loose from bottom shell, keeping tail end attached. Place in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. pan. Arrange butter slices over lobster meat.
Broil 5-6 in. from heat until meat is opaque, 5-8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve lobster tails with lemon wedges.

Nutrition Facts

1 lobster tail: 211 calories, 13g fat (8g saturated fat), 211mg cholesterol, 691mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 24g protein.

No matter where you live, these succulent, buttery lobster tails are just a few minutes away. Here in Iowa, we use frozen lobster with delicious results, but if you're near the ocean, by all means use fresh! —Lauren McAnelly, Des Moines, Iowa

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