Butterflied Lobster Tails Recipe

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Butterflied Lobster Tails 23 Community Pick Submitted by Renee Redman "Butterflying lobster tails is a presentation common in restaurants. It is a little more complex method of cooking a lobster tail but it is well worth the effort for this spectacular presentation."   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal save Download Print Share I Made This photo by DianaEatingRichly Ready In: 40mins Ingredients: 7 Serves: 4 Nutrition information

ingredients

Units: US

• 32 ounces lobster tails

• Marinade

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon white pepper

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directions

• Defrost the lobster tails.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
• Using kitchen shears cut down the center of top of each tail down to the base. Next grab each side of the shell and gently pry the shell away from the meat- leaving the meat at the base of the tail attached. Squeeze the shell together to close the gap and lay the meat on top of the shell. Gently slice the meat 3 times down the top- enough to be able to lay the meat over the sides of the shell. Repeat for the remaining tails.
• Place the tails in an oven safe pan and brush the top of each tail with the marinade. You will want to baste the tails again 2 or 3 times during the cooking process.
• Bake the tails for about 25 minutes. Cooking times may vary so make sure you keep an eye on the tails!

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1. How do you tell when the lobster tail is done perfectly.   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal hookdeltab Reply 5 See 1 Reply
2. When you say baste the tails 2 - 3 times during baking I'm assuming you mean with whatever remainder of the marinade you have left after the initial brushing? Also, how do you tell when the lobster tails are perfectly done? What is it you're looking for?   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal pirateprincess21 Reply 5 See 1 Reply
3. The recipe shows 32 oz lobster tails so I am assuming that means 4 tails at 8 ounces each. I have 16 0z tails I am cooking tomorrow. Wondering how long they will take to bake.   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal Bonnie W. Reply 4
4. How to do butter sauce   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal Alice W. Reply 2 See 1 Reply
5. How DO I do butter sauce   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal Alice W. Reply 1 See 1 Reply

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1. OMG! This was a great marinade. I've worked in fine dining restaurants for 20 years and believe this was better than most I've had in restaurants. I changed the 1/2 cup butter to half butter & half olive oil. Conserve on some calories and I added fresh minced garlic instead of powder. Thanks very very yummy=)   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal tvichich Reply 6 See 1 Reply
2. This is a wonderful way to prepare lobster tails for a restaurant style presentation. I had a little trouble with the shells cracking too much so I need a little practice. However, the lobster was delicious! Be sure to use unsalted butter for the marinade or it will be too salty. Thanks so much.   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal Marie Reply 5
3. I'm a lobster lover and have eaten it since as far back as I can remember. Let me tell you though--this marinade is INCREDIBLE. I didn't even need extra butter on the side. It was flavorful without killing the beauty of the lobster. Another added bonus--my husband who does not like lobster tasted the lobster cooked with this marinade and came back for another few bites. (Well maybe that's not a good thing because now I'll have to share! LOL). I definitely recommend trying this marinade at least once. I do not think you'll be disappointed! It is delicious!   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal poconoperezs Reply 4
4. Omg!! I made surf & turf last night & this recipe was PERFECT!! I followed it exactly as instructed. Thank you, I will no longer be intimidated by preparing lobster! :)  
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5. I have gotten many recipes online and this is my first review. This marinade is the best. I normally do not like to order lobster out because it is rarely cooked to my liking. I bought some lobster tails today and searched online just to see how to cook them in the oven. The marinade was a plus. I didn't have paprika and used Old Bay Seasoning instead. It was so freakin' good. I had some left over subpar shrimp fettuccini from Red Lobster (I know, first mistake), I added some of the marinade to that and it turned the fettuccine to a scrumptious dish. OMG. Thanks for that recipe. Just like Franks Hot Sauce, you can add this (Blank) on everything. LOL. Delish.   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal Pandora P. Reply 4 See 1 Reply

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1. I used white pepper instead of black pepper, but that's only our preference in the household. Next time I'm going to try fresh garlic instead of powdered and see what the difference is. :)   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal poconoperezs Reply 2 See 1 Reply
2. I have gotten many recipes online and this is my first review. This marinade is the best. I normally do not like to order lobster out because it is rarely cooked to my liking. I bought some lobster tails today and searched online just to see how to cook them in the oven. The marinade was a plus. I didn't have paprika and used Old Bay Seasoning instead. It was so freakin' good. I had some left over subpar shrimp fettuccini from Red Lobster (I know, first mistake), I added some of the marinade to that and it turned the fettuccine to a scrumptious dish. OMG. Thanks for that recipe. Just like Franks Hot Sauce, you can add this (Blank) on everything. LOL. Delish.   Pandora P. Reply

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