Best Lobster Tail Recipes

CRAB-STUFFED LOBSTER TAIL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Pull the edges of the split lobster shells apart and gently lift the tail meat to rest above the shells. Place the prepared lobster tails on a baking sheet.
• Brush each portion of tail meat with 1 teaspoon melted butter.
• Lightly mix the crushed crackers, crabmeat, 1/4 cup of clarified butter, parsley, seafood seasoning, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and white pepper in a bowl until thoroughly combined.
• Spoon half the stuffing onto each lobster tail; press lightly to slightly shape the stuffing so it doesn't fall off.
• Bake the lobster tails in the preheated oven until the meat is opaque and the stuffing is golden brown on top, 10 to 12 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the lobster tail should read 145 degrees F (65 degrees C).

BROILED LOBSTER TAIL

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Using kitchen scissors, cut a 2-in.-wide rectangle from the top shell of each lobster tail; loosen from lobster meat and remove., Pull away edges of remaining shell to release lobster meat from sides; pry meat loose from bottom shell, keeping tail end attached. Place in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. pan. Arrange butter slices over lobster meat., Broil 5-6 in. from heat until meat is opaque, 5-8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste; serve with lemon wedges.

HOW TO BROIL A LOBSTER TAIL

Steps:

• Line a broiler pan with foil pressing it into the grooves of the pan.
• Cut a line down the center of the top of the shell (not the underside of shell), stopping just before the tail fins.
• Pull shell apart leaving it intact, and gently pull lobster meat out, cradling it on top of the now opened shell.
• Using a sharp knife, make a small slit down the top of the meat and spread it by running your finger through the lobster meat.
• Fill crevice with butter, then sprinkle with garlic salt, pepper and paprika.
• Broil 3-4 inches from heat for approximately 1 minute per ounce.
• (ie: a 4 oz tail would take about 4 minutes).
• Watch carefully.

SALAD OF GREEN MANGO WITH PRAWN AND LOBSTER TAIL AND LIME-CHILI DRESSING

Steps:

• For the dressing, mix all ingredients in a blender and place in bowl.
• Toss mangoes with the dressing.
• To finish the dish, place mango salad in the center of chilled plates. Top each with 1/2 lobster tail, 2 prawns, and snow peas. Finish with cilantro and fried leeks.

CANTONESE LOBSTER TAIL

Steps:

• Heat several inches of vegetable oil in a wok to 325 degrees F.
• Add chopped lobster tails and let cook approximately 4 minutes. Drain the oil, remove the lobster and continue heating the wok. Add the green onions, ginger, oyster sauce, soy sauce, wine, black bean sauce, garlic, white pepper and carrot and cook, 30 seconds. Add lobster tails back to the wok, lightly tossing all ingredients in the wok for another 4 minutes.

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER TAIL

Steps:

• Boil salted water in a large kettle or pot. Cook the whole lobsters for 5 minutes. Remove lobsters and place in an ice water tub to cool. Crack and pick the meat from the claws, knuckles and body. Chop lobster meat into bite-sized pieces. Set aside. Split the tails lengthwise down the center with a sharp knife, being sure to keep the shell-side of the lobsters facing up. Make sure to keep the shells intact. Remove the tail meat from the shell and remove the intestinal track from the meat. Then carefully insert the whole tail meat back into the shell. For the stuffing, melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped onion. Sauté until soft. Stir in the parsley, Old Bay seasoning and lemon juice. Remove the skillet from heat and let cool. Stir in the chopped lobster claw and knuckle meat. Gently add in the cracker crumbs and stir. Using a spoon, add the the stuffing into the lobster tails. Refrigerate the lobster tails until ready to bake. When ready, preheat the oven to 425-degrees . Bake the tails until the stuffing is golden and crisp, about 15 - 20 minutes. Serve immediately with wedges of lemon and let the dinner party begin! * Instead of whole lobster, the dish may also be prepared with frozen Maine lobster tails. Boil water and just blanch the tails and carefully remove the meat, leaving the shell intact. Substitute 16 ounces of raw Maine crab meat or shrimp instead of the lobster knuckle and claw meat. Sauté the crab meat or shrimp with the onion and finish preparing the stuffing and the lobster tails as directed.

BUTTER POACHED LOBSTER TAIL WITH A LOBSTER CLAW CAKE IN A CITRUS BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Split lobsters, reserve tails, and season. Steam claws and shock in an ice bath. Clean claw meat to be free of all shell and shell fragments, chop, and reserve for the pancake mix.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a saute pan, heat oil to smoking hot, saute leeks until translucent. Add chicken stock, and reduce liquid until nearly dry. Season with salt and pepper.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and sugar. In a separate bowl, beat eggs slightly, add melted butter, and buttermilk. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture, and fold together, adding half-and-half to make it a pancake batter consistency. Add shallot, chives, and parsley, and season with salt and pepper. Be careful not to overwork the batter.
• Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat. Set ring molds in the pan and spray well with nonstick spray. With a small ladle, add approximately 1 ounce of the batter in the bottom of the ring molds. Place the braised leeks and some of the chopped lobster on top of the batter, and add more batter on top of the lobster. When browned on the bottom, carefully invert the pancake, to brown the top. Cook for about 1 minute, and then place in the oven until the center is done. Test doneness by placing a toothpick into the center of the cake. It should be dry when removed.
• In a saute pan, add 3 pounds melted butter and on a low-medium flame heat the split tails flesh side down until flesh cooks enough to become firm. Turn tails over so that the shell side is down to finish cooking (remember not to cook too high of a heat so that milk solids in the butter evaporates too quickly-otherwise you "fry" the lobster tail rather than poaching it).
• Place sauce in middle of plate. Place lobster pancake in the pool of sauce. Wrap the 2 cooked lobster tail halves around themselves to hold each other in place on top of pancake. Garnish with petite sorrel.
• In a saute pan reduce white wine and shallots until nearly dry. Add heavy cream and reduce to a thick consistency. Slowly add butter whisking continuously on medium heat. Do not bring to a boil. Add juices and season with salt and pepper. Strain.

LOBSTER TAIL SEMOLINA PASTRY

Steps:

• Combine flours, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Mix well. Add butter, cutting it into the dough until blended. Slowly add water.
• Knead until firm.
• Form into a ball, cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Place a saucepan over medium heat. Add milk.
• Bring to a boil and slowly add semolina flour. Stir constantly so as to avoid lumps.
• Simmer three to four minutes, remove from the heat, pour into a bowl and allow to cool.
• After five minutes add ricotta (which has been passed through a sieve), egg, sugar, candied fruit, and sugar to semolina. Beat well. Set aside.
• Remove dough from refrigerator. Divided it into two equal parts.
• Place on a dusted pastry board and roll with a rolling pin into an 18 inch square.
• It will become very, very, thin. Brush the thin pastry with butter.
• Begin at one end and roll it like a jelly roll. Cut the roll into a number of 3-4 inch pieces.
• Pick up one piece of the dough in your hand.
• Press your thumb in the center of the pastry and push it down to form a hole like a cup. Fill the cup with 2 tablespoons of filling. Fold the cup until the open edges touch. Gently press the edges together to seal the pastry.
• Set it inches front of you. Gently pull out the sides of the front to form a shell. Brush the top with beaten egg yolk. Repeat above until all pastry and filling are used.
• Preheat over to 425 degrees.
• Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Place the shells on the paper and bake for 15 minutes or until brown.
• Let the pastry cool on the cookie sheet for five minutes. It will harden a bit. Then place on a rack.
• When ready to serve and completely cool, sprinkle with confectioners sugar.

LOBSTER TAIL PASTRY

Steps:

• 1. Large mixing bowl ~ combine both flours, sugar & salt. Mix well, then cut in butter until dough is well blended. Slowly add the water.
• 2. Knead until dough is firm. Form into a ball, cover with saran wrap and chill for 2 hours in refrigerator.
• 3. In medium saucepan, add milk and bring to boil. Slowly stir in the semolina. Whisk constantly until smooth. Simmer 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a large bowl and cool.
• 4. When mixture is cool, add ricotta (passed through a sieve), egg, sugar, lemon zest, and sugar. Beat well then set aside.
• 5. Remove dough and divide into 2 equal parts. ' Place on pastry board (dusted) and roll into an 18 inch square. Dough will be very thin, brush with butter.
• 6. Roll like jelly roll and cut roll into 3-4 inch pieces. Place on piece in hand, press thumb into middle of pastry and push it down to form a hole like a sugar cone shape. Fill center with filling. Fold the "cone" until the open edges touch. Gently press to seal. Place dough down onto pastry board and gently pull out the sides of the front to form a shell. Brush the tops with beaten egg yolk. Repeat with other tails until filling is gone.
• 7. Preheat oven to 425*. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and place the shells on the parchment paper and bake for 15 minutes or until brown. Let the pastry cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then place on rack. Serve when cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

BROILED LOBSTER TAIL WITH SAUCE ARMORICAINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to broil. Remove lobster head and rinse well. Remove claws, and legs. Remove meat from claws and cut up roughly. Break up lobster shell. Split lobster tail down the center, careful not to cut all the way through.
• In a large casserole dish or roasting pan, add 3 tablespoons clarified butter, the onion, scallion, garlic, and carrot. Saute over medium heat for a few minutes. Add parsley stalks, bay leaf, and thyme. Add the lobster head, claws, and legs. Saute until the shells turn bright red.
• Add the brandy and flambe. Douse the flames with the wine and fish stock. Add tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper, and bring the sauce to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, brush a broiler rack with rest of clarified butter. Place lobster tail on rack, cut side down. Broil for 8 minutes. Turn, drizzle cut side with a little clarified butter and cook another 6 minutes. Remove the flesh from the shell and cut into chunks. Keep warm on a heated serving dish.
• Pass the sauce through a sieve into a small, clean pan. Add curry powder. Whisk together egg yolks and cream. Whisk into sauce, stirring quickly to avoid curdling. Pour sauce over lobster pieces to serve.

CRAB-STUFFED LOBSTER TAIL RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Pull the edges of the split lobster shells apart and gently lift the tail meat to rest above the shells. Place the prepared lobster tails on a baking sheet. Brush each portion of tail meat with 1 teaspoon melted butter. Lightly mix the crushed crackers, crabmeat, 1/4 cup of clarified butter, parsley, seafood seasoning, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and white pepper in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Spoon half the stuffing onto each lobster tail; press lightly to slightly shape the stuffing so it doesn't fall off. Bake the lobster tails in the preheated oven until the meat is opaque and the stuffing is golden brown on top, 10 to 12 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the lobster tail should read 145 degrees F (65 degrees C).

BAKED STUFFED LOBSTER TAIL ON A CEDAR PLANK RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Soak 6 Cedar planks in water for 2 hours. Gently toss cracker crumbs, butter, salt & pepper, cilantro, crabmeat and Old Bay Seasoning. Reserve 2 Tablespoons of the butter. Divide Stuffing into 6 mounds on the cedar planks. Top each mound with a Lobster Tail. Brush each tail with some of the melted butter. Bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees. Serve on a plank. Serve with a side dish of Roasted Corn Salsa.

LOBSTER TAIL SALAD WITH MANGO SAUCE

Steps:

• Mango Sauce:.
• Peel mango, remove seeds, and chop flesh. Place in food processor or blender or stick blender mixing container. Add remaining ingredients and mix or blend until smooth.
• Cover and refrigerate until needed.
• Lobster:.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil and drop the tails in, carefully.
• Turn heat down to a simmer and cook until shells are completely red, but being careful not to overcook. Remove and drain.
• Cut along the soft underside of the tail, using a pair of sharp kitchen shears. Ease out the whole tail flesh in one piece. Slice in half, lengthwise. Refrigerate until serving time.
• To Serve:.
• Place one half of tail on plate of baby greens. Top with mango sauce and serve.

BOILED LOBSTER TAIL

Steps:

• Grate enough zest from lemon to measure 1/2 tsp. zest; place in small bowl. Cut lemon in half, then squeeze enough juice from 1 lemon half to measure 1 Tbsp. juice. Add lemon juice to zest; mix well. Reserve for later use.
• Place both lemon halves in Dutch oven. Add water, peppercorns and 1/4 cup dressing; stir. Bring to boil. Add lobster tails; return water to boil. Simmer on medium-low heat 10 to 12 min. or until lobster meat is tender and tails turn red.
• Meanwhile, add butter, cheese and remaining dressing to reserved lemon zest mixture; mix well.
• Drain lobster tails. Remove meat from shells; discard shells. Serve lobster meat topped with dressing mixture.

GRILLED LOBSTER TAIL W/ CONFETTI RELISH

Steps:

• Coat grill rack with spray. Preheat grill to medium-high heat. In a medium bowl, combine the onions, shallots, bell peppers. Sprinkle with black pepper, salt and sugar. Drizzle vinegar and oil over mixture and toss. Set aside. Combine in a small bowl butter, thyme and garlic, stirring until well blended. Arrange lobster tails, back sides up, on a cutting board. Carefully cut shells length-wise, cutting to, but not through, the middle of the meat. Open halves (you may need to cut away some of the shell to expose the meat). Arrange tails, cut sides down, on the grill rack. Grill 2 minutes. Turn tails over; divide butter mixture evenly over flesh. Grill 2 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Arrange 1 cup watercress on each of 4 plates; top each serving with one lobster tail and 2 or more Tbsp of relish.

GRILLED LOBSTER TAIL WITH JERK SAUCE AND COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• For the coconut rice: Add the oil to a medium saucepan with a tight-fitting lid and set over medium heat. Add the rice, stir to coat in the oil, and toast for 2 to 3 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups water, the coconut milk and salt and stir to combine. Simmer, uncovered, until the liquid reduces to the level of the rice. Cover the pot and reduce the heat to low. After 15 minutes, stir the rice, re-cover and set the pot off the heat for 5 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork and add the cilantro and scallions.
• For the jerk sauce: Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, ginger, Scotch bonnet and scallions and cook until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Add the allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, bay leaf and some salt and toast it all for about 15 seconds. Stir in the chicken stock, brown sugar, soy sauce, thyme and lime zest. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Finish with the lime juice and half of the cilantro. Pour half of the jerk sauce into a small bowl for serving and set aside. Reserve the remaining sauce for brushing during grilling.
• For the lobster: Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Spoon the reserved jerk sauce over the flesh side of the lobster tails and place them on the grill flesh-side down. Grill until nicely charred, 5 minutes. Flip, then spoon more jerk sauce over the lobster meat, and grill 5 minutes more or until cooked through and the meat is starting to pull away from the shell.
• This is a great family-style plate. Line a platter with the coconut rice and arrange the grilled lobster tails on top. Smear each tail with some of the butter and pour over the remaining jerk sauce. Garnish with the remaining cilantro and scallion greens.

SPICE RUBBED BAHAMIAN LOBSTER TAIL WITH RED CHILE-COCONUT SAUCE

Steps:

• For the sauce: Heat oil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft. Add the garlic, ginger and chile de arbol and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the stock and roasted red pepper puree, and cook until reduced by half. Add the coconut milk and cook again until reduced by half, stirring occasionally. Add the lime juice, honey and cilantro and season with salt and pepper.
• Remove from the heat.
• For the lobster tails: Whisk together all spices in a medium bowl.
• Bring a large stockpot filled with salted water to a boil. Add the lobsters and parboil lobsters for approximately 12 minutes.
• Remove and place in a bowl of ice water. Drain well. Remove the meat
• from the tail and cut into 1-inch pieces. Dredge the lobster meat in spices and tap off the excess.
• Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a large saute pan over high heat until shimmering. Add the lobster and cook until golden brown on all sides.
• Ladle some of the Red Chile-Coconut Sauce onto a large platter and top with the lobster meat. Garnish with cilantro leaves.

GRILLED LOBSTER TAIL WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• mix last 12 ingredients to make marinade,mix or shake well.
• pour over seafood and pineapple chunks put in fridge for at least 4 hours.
• can be made into kabobs or grilled in a grill pan.depending on your grill and how high you have it, cook time can vary greatly,I cook on low for approx 15 min flipping and painting with leftover marinade.then turn to high right before done.

GRILLADE OF VEAL CHOPS AND CARIBBEAN LOBSTER TAIL

Steps:

• Place the veal chops on a heated grill of 140°F
• Using clarified butter, season with pepper and salt.
• Grill the lobstertail the same as veal chop.
• Add passion fruit nectar and shallots in a 10″ saute pan. reduce in volume by 50% on medium heat.
• Now add the white rum, and the flambe along with the butter; whisk and simmer until it becomes a nice creamy texture.
• Strain the sauce and save about a dozen passion fruit seeds to garnish the sauce at plating time.
• At the center of the plate add the veal chop with the lobster tail leaning off.
• the veal chop.
• Pour the sauce over the top and at the base of the plate. Use fresh watercress for garnish.

LOBSTER TAIL FRANCAISE

Steps:

• Remove lobster tails from shell and rinse under cold water.
• Butterfly each tail by slicing tail down the center, being careful not to cut all the way through.
• Spread the tail, and flatten slightly with palm of hand.
• Mix eggs, parlsey and black pepper in shallow bowl.
• Spread flour on piece of waxed paper.
• Melt butter in large heavy skillet (cast iron preferred) with 2 tbls olive oil over low heat.
• When butter mixture is hot, lightly flour each side of the tails, then coat each side with egg mixture and place immediately in pan.
• Saute lobster approximately 2 minutes each side until lightly brown.
• Remove lobster to platter and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• Add wine, chicken broth, and lemon juice to pan using wire whisk.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and continue whisking until mixture is reduced by about 1/3.
• Add scallions, shallots, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer approximately 5 minutes.
• Mix cornstarch with water to dissolve.
• Slowly add to sauce, whisking constantly until sauce coats back of spoon.
• Place lobster into sauce and heat for a minute or two.
• Place cooked angel hair pasta in individual pasta bowls.
• Spoon lobster tail and sauce over pasta.
• Enjoy.