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Easy Garlic Butter Lobster Tails Recipe

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.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 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

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to broil and position rack about 6 inches from heat.
  2. Using kitchen shears, cut lobster shells lengthwise and lift meat to rest on top.
  3. Place lobster tails meat-side up on a foil-lined baking sheet.
  4. In a bowl, mix melted butter, garlic, lemon juice, zest, parsley, paprika, Old Bay, salt, and pepper.
  5. Reserve 3 tablespoons of butter mixture and brush the rest generously over lobster meat.
  6. Optionally sprinkle garlic powder and onion powder over the lobster.
  7. Broil for 5–8 minutes until meat is opaque and reaches 140–145°F.
  8. 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.