Broiled Lobster Tail – Spend With Pennies


Broiled lobster tail is easy to make with this elegant recipe!

Succulent broiled lobster tails are a decadent dish cooked in a simple garlic butter sauce with fresh herbs.

Simple classic ingredients showcase the lobster’s naturally sweet and subtle flavor.

Broiled Lobster Tail with lemon on a plate

An Easy Lobster Tail Dinner

  • Prepared and served in the shell, broiled lobster tails are easy to make.
  • Serve them on their own or alongside steaks for a surf and turf meal.
  • Pair it with your favorite side dishes, from mashed potatoes to roast asparagus.
  • Lobster tail meat is great brushed with butter but it’s also great for adding to other recipes like mac and cheese.

Ingredients for Broiled Lobster Tail

Lobster Tails – Choose smaller tails that range between 4-8 ounces. For larger tails, broil further from the heat source about 6-8 minutes. Follow this guide for buying cold water lobster tails and check for any discolorations on the meat. Avoid tails soaked in sodium tripolyphosphate.

Butter – Choose salted butter. For an extra flavor boost, make clarified butter (where the water is cooked out which intensifies the flavor).

Seasonings – The seasonings are light to showcase the sweet flavor of the lobster meat. In addition to salt and pepper, a light sprinkle of parsley, sliced chives, or a little paprika can be added.

Two cooked lobster tails with butter sauce with garlic and parsley

How to Prep Lobster Tails

  1. Butterfly lobster tails by placing them on a cutting board with the shell side up and the tail pointing away from you.
  2. Using kitchen shears, start at the center of the shell and cut toward the end of the tail, cutting the shell and the top of the lobster meat.
  3. Devein the tail by cutting down the center of the top of the shell and carefully pull out the dark vein running down the center of the tail. Stop cutting when you hit the base of the tail.
  4. Flip the tail over and press down on the center all along the bottom of the tail with your thumbs (AKA ‘cracking the ribs’). Flip the tail back over.
  5. Insert your thumb between the shell and the meat, and loosen the meat, detaching it from the sides. Be careful so you don’t cut your fingers on the sharp shell.
  6. Loosen the sides and lift the meat up and out of the shell, and set it on top of the shell, while keeping it attached to the base.

How to Broil Lobster Tails

There are many ways to cook lobster tails, including baking, air frying, boiling or steaming. Grilled lobster tail is popular, but honestly, broiling is the best way to cook lobster tail! You can learn about other methods for cooking lobster here.

  1. Prep and butterfly lobster tails (per recipe below).
  2. Place meat, shell side down, in a pan or on a rimmed baking sheet. Brush the butter mixture over the lobster. Broil and check for doneness with a meat thermometer.
  3. Serve hot with the remaining melted butter and a squeeze of lemon juice if desired.
2 Broiled Lobster Tails

Tips for Tender Lobster Tails

  • Frozen lobster tails should be thawed in the fridge overnight. To thaw quickly, submerge them in cold water.
  • Be sure not to overcook. Broil for about a minute to a minute and a half per ounce and place them 4-5 inches from the heat or on the top rack.
  • Ensure proper cooking by using a meat thermometer. Lobster meat should be opaque and white in the center, and reach 145˚F.

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Broiled Lobster Tail

Broiled lobster tail with a simple garlic butter sauce is a delightful seafood dish!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

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  • Pre-heat the oven broiler to high heat, and adjust the oven rack 4 inches from the broiler. 

  • Use kitchen shears to butterfly (see notes for details) and clean lobster tails. Remove the digestive tract and rinse off. 

  • Place butterflied lobster tail in a baking dish or broiler pan with the shell side down. Set aside.

  • In a small microwave safe dish, melt 2 tablespoons butter in microwave by heating for 20-30 seconds. Reserve remaining 2 tablespoons of butter.

  • Stir in minced garlic and fresh, finely chopped parsley.

  • Carefully spoon butter mixture over lobster meat. Reserve some for after cooking. 

  • Add 1 tablespoon of reserved butter to the top of each lobster tail.

  • Place lobster tail in oven and broil 4-5 inches from heat for around 1 ¼ minutes per ounce (one minute and 15 seconds per ounce). If broiling large tails, broil farther away from the heat source (approximately 6-8 minutes)

  • Remove from oven, use a meat thermometer to test doneness (140°F) or check that meat is no longer translucent, but rather white or opaque. 

  • Remove from baking dish and serve with remaining butter and a squeeze of lemon. 

If cooking a lobster tail larger than 9 ounces, move the oven rack to the middle of the oven. If lobster meat is slightly pink, this just means it is from a female lobster, nothing to worry about. To Butterfly the Tails
  1. Place tails on a cutting board, shell side up. Cut a line through the center of the shell toward the fins.
  2. Devein the tail by cutting a little bit down the center of the meat and carefully remove the dark vein running down the center of the tail.
  3. Flip the tail over and press down on the center all along the bottom of the tail with your thumbs (AKA ‘cracking the ribs’). Flip the tail back over.
  4. Insert your thumb between the shell and the meat, and loosen the meat, detaching it from the sides. Be careful so you don’t cut your fingers on the sharp shell.
  5. Loosen the sides and lift the meat up and out of the shell, and set it on top of the shell, while keeping it attached to the base.

Calories: 285 | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 472mg | Potassium: 275mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 710IU | Vitamin C: 57.7mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 0.8mg

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Course Entree, Main Course, Seafood
Cuisine American
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