Garlic Butter Grilled Lobster Tail Recipe
Preheat a grill or grill pan over medium heat.
Garlic butter grilled lobster tail recipe. Place each tail shell side up on a cutting board. Place butterflied lobster tails into a 9x13 or 8x12 roasting pan. Brush measured melted garlic butter on to the lobster meat. In a small bowl whisk together melted butter lemon juice zest chives parsley garlic and salt.
Sprinkle on some paprika salt and pepper. So that will give you time to find great fresh lobster tails. Put lobsters on grill cooking for 5 10 minutes or until lobster meat turns white. Do the same for the other lobster tail.
The good news about this lobster recipe is that there is a good chance you already have almost all of the ingredients. Cook them for about a minute per ounce on the flesh side then flip them over and cook for about another minute per ounce. Begin with the tail cut side down and finish with the tail cut side up and brush the meat with the lemon garlic butter. Butter oil garlic and seasonings are pretty much staples in most kitchens.
Grilled lobster tail ingredients. Instructions grill lobsters cut side down over medium high heat about 5 minutes until the shells are bright in color. Turn the tails over and spoon a generous tablespoon of herbed butter onto the butterflied meat. Divide marinade evenly over the tops of each lobster tail and dot each tail all over with 1 2 tbsp of butter cut into smaller pieces.
Place butter in the refrigerator to harden at least 30 to 60 minutes. Preheat gas grill to medium high heat. Broil lobster tails on high heat 10 11 min or according to the lobster tail size see chart. Drizzle the lobster meat with the garlic butter sauce then place them flesh side down onto the hot grill.
Grill the lobster tails. Grill the lobster for 10 12 minutes about 6 minutes per side. Grill lobsters cut side down over medium high heat about 5 minutes until the shells are bright in color. Using a large sharp knife cut through the shell directly down the center beginning at the tail and down to where the body use to be.
Grill for another 4 minutes or until the lobster meat is an opaque white color. Turn the tails over and spoon a generous tablespoon of herbed butter onto the butterflied.