Grilled Lobster Tails

Grilled Lobster Tails slathered in garlic butter is the meal that dreams are made of! Classy, fancy and incredibly easy to make, our grilled lobster tails recipe comes together in under 20 minutes.

⏱ 18 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 8min 📊 Easy 🍽 4 servings 👁 8
Grilled Lobster Tails

Ingredients

4 servings

Instructions

  1. Preheat a grill or grill pan over medium heat.
  2. Using kitchen shears, cut top of lobster shell from meaty portion of tail. Using a knife, cut the lobster tail in half lengthwise through meat down the centre.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together melted butter, lemon juice, herbs, garlic, salt and pepper. Set aside.
  4. Brush lobster meat all over with oil. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Grill flesh side down until lightly charred, about 5-6 minutes. Flip lobster, brush meat with HALF of the garlic butter mixture. Cover with lid and grill until just cooked through, about 3-4 minutes more.
  6. Remove lobster from grill and season with a little extra salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes.
  7. Brush with remaining garlic butter and serve with lemon wedges.
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Nutrition per serving

290kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$1544.00
Per Serving
$386.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$3088.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (73% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
butter 0.5 cup $130.00
lemon juice 1 tbsp $10.00
parsley 2 tbsp $77.00
chives 1 tbsp -
garlic 4 cloves $790.00
coarse salt 0.25 tsp -
pinch black pepper 1 $442.00
lobster tails 4 -
extra-virgin olive oil 1 tbsp $21.00
pinch red pepper flakes 1 $74.00
Lemon wedges - -

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Grilled Lobster Tails

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup butter (melted)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp parsley (chopped, plus extra to garnish)
  • 1 tbsp chives (chopped, plus extra to garnish)
  • 4 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1/4 tsp coarse salt (plus extra to season)
  • 1 pinch black pepper (a pinch to taste )
  • 4 lobster tails
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (for brushing)
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes (a pinch to taste)
  • Lemon wedges (for serving)

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