Lobster Tails With Lime, Chili, Garlic & Butter

20m
Prep Time
12-15m
Cook Time
32m
Ready In


"Lobster is a very special dinner so you want a recipe that does it justice. We like this recipe it has a bit of punch and the garlic compliments the lobster. You may BBQ the lobster just butterfly the tail and baste a couple of times while cooking. The cooking time depends on the size of your tails. The shells will be bright red and the meat opaque. I find that the tails tend to be smaller than years ago and only need about 15 minutes"

Original is 2 servings

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (364.4 g)
  • Calories 312.3
  • Total Fat - 17.5 g
  • Saturated Fat - 9.7 g
  • Cholesterol - 148.1 mg
  • Sodium - 893.1 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 23.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 1.6 g
  • Sugars - 6 g
  • Protein - 21.9 g
  • Calcium - 115.3 mg
  • Iron - 1.6 mg
  • Vitamin C - 73.4 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Before the tails are completely defrosted carefully cut away the membrane on the underside of the lobster tail. I use kitchen shears to do this.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 450f.

Step 3

Very carefully separate the meat from the shell.

Step 4

Rinse the shell and meat, dry.

Step 5

Place the meat back in the shell but opposite to how you took it out. So it sits raised out of the shell.

Step 6

In a pan melt the butter with the garlic, chili, lime juice and zest.

Step 7

Cook over medium high heat for about 3 minutes or until the garlic is aromatic and lightly browned.

Step 8

Brush the butter mixture on the tails.

Step 9

Bake in preheated oven for apprx. 15 minutes or until the tails are cooked. Do not over cook.

Tips


No special items needed.

1 Reviews

TeresaS

We loved the lobster...I saved some of the butter mixture for dipping...the cook time was spot on for my small lobsters...served it with our seafood appy night...which included bacon wrapped shrimp and smoked salmon on crackers with cream cheese and capers...yum...made for "WOTM" tag game...

5.0

review by:
(19 Jan 2023)

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