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Easy Baked Lobster Tails
Lobster tails are butterflied, brushed with garlic-herb butter, then baked and broiled until cooked through.
- Total
- 32 min
- Hands on
- 20 min
- Serves
- 8
- Method
- oven
- Cuisine
- Caribbean
Per serving · estimated
- Energy
- 220 kcal
- Protein
- 20 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Carbs
- 1 g
Method
Step 1 of 11
Using kitchen shears, cut down the center of each lobster tail shell and partway through the meat to butterfly it.
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Step 2 of 11
Loosen the meat from the shell and gently pull it upward.
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Step 3 of 11
Tuck the shell back together at the base, leaving a bit of meat in the tip, and rest the rest of the meat on top of the shell.
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Step 4 of 11
Stir together the melted butter, garlic, basil, paprika and thyme.
Melted butter
Garlic, minced
Basil, chopped
Paprika
Thyme, chopped
Step 5 of 11
Season the lobster meat with salt and pepper.
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Salt
Black pepper
Step 6 of 11
Brush half of the butter mixture over the lobster and place the tails on a baking sheet or pan.
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- Melted butter
Step 7 of 11
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Step 8 of 11
Bake the lobster tails for 6 minutes.
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Step 9 of 11
Remove from the oven and brush on the remaining butter mixture.
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- Melted butter
Step 10 of 11
Broil for about 6 minutes, until the lobster meat reaches 63 °C and is opaque throughout.
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Step 11 of 11
Take the lobster off the heat, arrange on a platter or leave on the pan, and top with the roasted lemon slices. Serve with extra melted butter if you like.
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Lemon slices, pan-roasted- Melted butter
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