Description
These Garlic Butter Lobster Tails are tender, juicy, and packed with rich garlic-butter flavor. This easy broiled lobster recipe delivers restaurant-quality results in under 30 minutes, making it perfect for date nights, holidays, or special dinners at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 lobster tails (5–6 oz each)
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1¼ teaspoons paprika
- 1¼ teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
- 1¼ teaspoons kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Lemon wedges, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to broil and position rack about 6 inches from heat.
- Using kitchen shears, cut lobster shells lengthwise and lift meat to rest on top.
- Place lobster tails meat-side up on a foil-lined baking sheet.
- In a bowl, mix melted butter, garlic, lemon juice, zest, parsley, paprika, Old Bay, salt, and pepper.
- Reserve 3 tablespoons of butter mixture and brush the rest generously over lobster meat.
- Optionally sprinkle garlic powder and onion powder over the lobster.
- Broil for 5–8 minutes until meat is opaque and reaches 140–145°F.
- Remove from oven, spoon reserved butter over lobster, garnish with parsley, and serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
Watch closely while broiling to avoid overcooking. Lobster is done when opaque and firm.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Broiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 lobster tail
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
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