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Foley Cold Water Whole Lobster Tails cooked on a wooden cutting board
Cooking Guide Seafood Lobster Tails
Allen Brothers
Cooking Guide: Seafood

Lobster Tails

Serving Size: 1 lobster tail per person

Instructions

BOIL

  1. Bring 2-4 quarts of water to a boil.
  2. Add 1 teaspoon of Tabasco® sauce, 3 whole cloves, dash of salt, 4 whole peppercorns and 1 bay leaf.
  3. Add lobster and simmer until opaque in center, 8-12 minutes depending on weight.
  4. Serve hot as an entrée or cool and shelled for other recipes.

GRILL

  • 2-4 lobster tails
  • 8 tablespoons Butter, melted
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • juice of 1 lemon
  1. Split tails in two, length-wise with kitchen shears, keeping the meat in the half shells.
  2. Combine butter, garlic and lemon.
  3. Lightly brush meat with butter mixture.
  4. Sear meat-side down on medium-hot grill for 3 minutes. Turn and grill shell-side down until lobster meat turns opaque white but not dry, 5-12 minutes depending on weight.
  5. Brush meat again with butter mixture and serve.

Preparation

1 OR 2 LOBSTER TAILS SERVE 1

Thaw* product on a dish in the refrigerator.

For Best Results

*See Delivery Storage and Thawing for thawing details.

Remove thawed product from the refrigerator 15-20 minutes before cooking.