Description
Indulge in a luxurious seafood dinner with these Butter-Basted Broiled Lobster Tails. Succulent lobster tails are basted in a flavorful butter mixture and broiled to perfection, resulting in a dish that’s both elegant and easy to make.
Ingredients
Scale
Lobster Tails:
- 2 lobster tails (about 5 to 6 ounces each)
Butter Mixture:
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Garnish and Serving:
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (for garnish)
- lemon wedges (for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven broiler: Set the oven broiler to high and adjust the rack position.
- Prepare lobster tails: Cut the top shell of each lobster tail, lift the meat, and place on top of the shell.
- Make butter mixture: Combine melted butter, garlic, lemon juice, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Baste lobster: Brush lobster meat with butter mixture.
- Broil lobster: Broil for 8-10 minutes, basting halfway through.
- Finish and serve: Garnish with parsley, serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- Enhance the flavor with cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes in the butter mixture.
- Pair with melted butter or garlic butter for dipping.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 lobster tail
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 460mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 26g
- Cholesterol: 130mg
