How To Broil A Lobster Tail At Home
It is best to use a meat thermometer to make sure it doesn t overcook.
How to broil a lobster tail at home. With a sharp knife or kitchen shears carefully cut top side of lobster shells lengthwise. Take a kitchen sheers and cut the shell across the top side of the lobster. Set lobster tails on a baking sheet or in an oven safe dish.
Place in a foil lined 15x10x1 in. A standard lobster tail is about 5 ounces so the 10 ounce tails pictured are jumbo. Broil the lobster tails.
Place lobster tails meat side up on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. To bake lobster tail in the oven it takes about 1 1 2 minutes to bake per ounce. The cooking time for broiled lobster will vary depending on the size of the tail.
Fill 50 of the pot with water. Preheat the oven to medium broil setting 500 f and clean the defrosted lobster. Broil 4 inches from heat for 12 to 14 minutes or until lobster meat is opaque.
Pull apart shells slightly and season meat with equal amounts butter paprika salt and white pepper. Put the baking pan under the broil and cook the lobster tails for 10 12 minutes. Step 3 broil lobster tails until lightly browned and lobster meat is opaque about 5 to 10 minutes.
The general rule of thumb for lobster tail cooking time is about 1 minute per ounce of individual tail. The lobster tails are ready when the flesh is opaque in the middle and the butter has browned. Preheat broiler to high.