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Lobster with Lemon Butter Garlic

Entree Serves Serves 3 Prep: 5 minutes, Cook: 5 minutes (sauce)
Lobster with Lemon Butter Garlic

Ingredients

Lemon Garlic Butter for Lobster Tails:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh herbs (such as parsley, rosemary, thyme and basil)
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 3 lobster tails

For broiling:

  • Butter, paprika, salt, and pepper (equal amounts)
  • Lemon wedges, to serve

Instructions

  1. Preheat the broiler.
  2. Place lobster tails on a baking sheet. With a sharp knife or kitchen shears, cut from neck to tail the back of the lobster.
  3. Slightly pull apart shell and raise and season meat with equal amounts butter, paprika, salt, and pepper. Broil lobster tails until lightly browned and lobster meat is opaque, about 7 minutes. Garnish with lemon wedges to serve.

Lemon Garlic Butter:

  1. Combine butter, lemon juice, herbs and garlic in a small saucepan. Simmer over very low heat for 5 minutes. Serve with hot lobster tails.

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