Here’s a Baked Lobster Tails with Garlic Butter recipe—simple, elegant, and full of flavor 🦞🧈
Baked Lobster Tails with Garlic Butter
🍽 Serves
2–4 (depending on tail size)
⏱ Time
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Bake: 12–15 minutes
🧾 Ingredients
- 2–4 lobster tails (6–8 oz each)
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp paprika (optional, for color)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)
- Lemon wedges (for serving)
🔪 Preparation
1. Prepare Lobster Tails
- Preheat oven to 425°F / 220°C.
- Using kitchen shears, cut the top shell lengthwise down the center, stopping before the tail fin.
- Gently lift the lobster meat from the shell, keeping it attached at the tail, and rest it on top of the shell.
- Pat lobster meat dry with paper towels.
2. Make Garlic Butter
- In a small bowl, mix melted butter, minced garlic, lemon juice, paprika, salt, and pepper.
3. Bake Lobster Tails
- Place lobster tails in a baking dish.
- Brush generously with garlic butter.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes, until lobster meat is opaque and firm.
- Internal temperature should reach 140°F / 60°C.
- Brush with more garlic butter halfway through baking if desired.
4. Serve
- Garnish with fresh parsley and lemon wedges.
- Serve immediately with extra garlic butter for dipping.
🌟 Tips & Variations
- Broil for extra color: Broil 1–2 minutes at the end for a golden finish.
- Spicy kick: Add a pinch of cayenne to the garlic butter.
- Herb variation: Mix in fresh thyme or chives with butter.
- Side suggestions: Serve with roasted vegetables, rice, or garlic bread.
If you want, I can also give you:
- Grilled lobster tails version
- Air fryer lobster tails
- Lobster tails with lemon herb butter
Do you want me to provide one of these versions?