Homemade Creamy Garlic Butter Lobster Tails
There is nothing quite like the theatrical flair of bringing a platter of Creamy Garlic Butter Lobster Tails to the table. This dish transforms a premium ingredient into a soul-warming masterpiece, featuring succulent lobster meat that is broiled to perfection and then bathed in a rich, velvety garlic butter sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 Cold water lobster tails 6–8 oz each
- ½ cup Salted butter divided
- 4 cloves Garlic minced
- ¼ cup Heavy cream
- 1 tsp Fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp Smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp Fresh parsley chopped
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your broiler to high.
- Using kitchen shears, butterfly the lobster tails by cutting down the center of the shell to the tail fin. Gently pull the meat out and rest it on top of the shell.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter and mix with half of the minced garlic and the smoked paprika. Brush this over the lobster meat.
- Place lobster tails on a baking sheet and broil for 8–10 minutes, or until the meat is opaque and white.
- While the lobster is broiling, melt the remaining butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the remaining garlic and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Whisk in the heavy cream and simmer for 2–3 minutes until the sauce slightly thickens. Stir in the lemon juice.
- Remove the lobster from the oven and pour the creamy garlic butter sauce over the meat.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and serve immediately with lemon wedges.