Restaurant-Style Broiled Lobster Tails at Home

This dish is your ticket to an exquisite dinner with soft lobster tails bathed in a creamy butter sauce flavored with herbs and garlic. These lobster tails taste amazing when grilled over high heat!

Fix a nice supper at home and put expensive restaurants out of your mind.

The Star Dish, Broiled Lobster Tails

This meal of butter garlic herb broiled lobster is easy to prepare and certain to wow. It works well for a special family get-together or a romantic dinner. Nicest of all? That is really rather simple!

This recipe does lobster tails, a much-loved delight, justice. A rich, spicy herb sauce melts in your tongue and coats every bite of tender lobster.

Lobsters Should Never Scare You!

Don’t be put off by lobster tails, albeit they are exquisite! This is a really simple recipe that produces fantastic results.

Basics for Perfect Lobster Tails

Fresh is nicer: While lobster tails kept frozen are not too horrible, fresh ones feel and taste nicer.
Quality Counts: prevent tails that are heavily coated in sodium tripolyphosphate and opt for cold water lobster to prevent an ammonia taste. Discolored meat suggests less than fresh lobster, which may provide dull, mushy results.
Ingredients: The appeal of this recipe lies in its simplicity. Probably most of the ingredients are already in your pantry!

About Grilling

Broiling lobster tails quickly and easily imparts a beautiful caramelized taste to the meat. Here are the steps separated out:

Butterfly the lobster by cutting the tail lengthwise for uniform cooking and an elegant presentation.
Make up a garlicky herb butter to drizzle over the lobster for extra flavor.
Broil the lobster tails just long enough to get them opaque and cooked through.

Beyond Broiling: Alternative Methods

Though I like to broil lobster tails, there are other ways as well:

Baking takes longer at lower heat than broiling.
For a rich taste, poach in butter over low heat.
When weighed against other techniques, boiling—the simplest—may lose some flavor.
For the grill experts, this method adds a smoky element.

Basic Tips for Perfectly Cooked Lobster

Do Ahead: Butterfly the lobster tails the day you intend to cook them. Work on this not too early to prevent discoloration.
Any sort of lobster works well. An other great option is spiny lobster.
Never Overcook: To get the nicest texture, use a meat thermometer to make sure the lobster reaches an internal temperature of 145°F.
Broil for approximately one minute for every ounce of lobster tail.
Lower the oven shelf for thicker lobster tails.
A tiny pinkish tint in cooked lobster meat is all it takes to identify a female lobster.
Serving suggestion: Enjoy your succulent lobster tails right soon after broiling since heat might make the meat harder. Slices of lemon and fresh parsley provide a lovely finishing touch.

Finished the Holiday Feast!

Combine this lobster tail dish with delicious sides to make a whole supper. These are a few suggestions.

Have a soup or small salad for your first course.
Sides: The lobster is great with potatoes, veggies, or even Copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits.
Dessert: A creamy cheesecake or a red velvet cake would help you to end the dinner gently.

Bring the restaurant directly to your table with this grilled lobster tail entrée. A great treat every night or a unique occasion, the audience will be delighted.