Description
Learn how to cook lobster tails on the grill for a delicious seafood meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 lobster tails
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
- Using kitchen shears, cut the top shell of the lobster tails down the middle.
- Gently pull apart the shell and lift the meat out slightly.
- In a bowl, mix melted butter, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Brush the mixture over the lobster meat.
- Place the lobster tails on the grill, meat side up.
- Grill for 6-8 minutes or until the meat is opaque.
- Remove from the grill and brush with more butter before serving.
Notes
- Do not overcook the lobster.
- Consider using skewers to keep tails from flipping.
- Pair with fresh herbs for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 lobster tail
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 150mg
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