This tasty grilled lobster tail recipe is cooked over the open flame for minutes and served with a delicious herb and lemon honey butter.
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 10 minutesminutes
Total Time: 30 minutesminutes
Ingredients
For the Herb Butter:
1poundsoftened unsalted butter
½peeled and finely grated small shallot
4finely grated cloves of garlic
zest and juice of 1 lemon
3tablespoonsfinely diced fresh tarragon
3tablespoonsfinely diced fresh chives
1 ½tablespoonshoney
coarse salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
For the Lobster Tails:
2tablespoonsolive oil
6 4-ouncelobster tails cut in half longways
coarse salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
3lemons cut in half (optional)
microgreens for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the grill to 450° to 500°.
Herb Butter: Add the softened butter to a standing mixer with the paddle attachment and whip on high speed until it becomes light and fluffy, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Next, add the shallots, garlic, lemon, herbs, salt, and pepper and whip on low speed.
While the butter is whipping, add in the honey so that it integrates into the butter immediately.
Remove from the standing mixer, transfer to a plastic container, and chill in the refrigerator. Note: there will be a lot of leftovers.
Lobster: brush the meat side of the lobster with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Place the lobster meat side down onto the grill and cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side.
Once you flip the lobster over, generously spread some of the herb butter on the grilled meat side.
Next, immediately put the lemons cut side down onto the hot grill and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until there are grill marks.
Remove everything from the grill, transfer to a serving platter, and garnish with optional microgreens.
Notes
Make-Ahead: These are meant to be eaten as soon as they are done cooking.How to Store: Cover the grilled lobster tails and keep them in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. You can freeze these covered for up to 3 months. Thaw them in the refrigerator for 1 day or until they’re thawed.How to Reheat: Add the lobster tails to a hot grill (400° to 50°) and cook them for 2-4 minutes or until warm. In addition, you can add the lobster tails to a pan and cook them in the oven at 350° for 4 to 6 minutes or until warm.When reheating the lobster tails, there’s a good chance they will overcook and become chewy, so cook them just until warm.If you are using large lobster tails, e.g., 6-16 ounces, they will take longer to cook. Look for the signs of doneness of the meat being white and the tail starting to curl inwards.There will be plenty of herb butter left over. It freezes excellently and goes wonderfully on fish, shellfish, pork, and chicken.