BROILED LOBSTER TAIL

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No matter where you live, these succulent, buttery lobster tails are just a few minutes away. Here in Iowa, we use frozen lobster with delicious results, but if you're near the ocean, by all means use fresh! —Lauren McAnelly, Des Moines, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

4 lobster tails (5 to 6 ounces each), thawed
1/4 cup cold butter, cut into thin slices
Salt and pepper to taste
Lemon wedges

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 211 calories, Fat 13g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 211mg cholesterol, Sodium 691mg sodium, Carbohydrate 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 24g protein.