🧄 Ingredients (serves 2–4)
🦞 Lobster
- 2–4 lobster tails (fresh or frozen, thawed)
- Salt & black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika (optional for color)
🧈 Garlic butter
- 4–6 tbsp butter (melted)
- 3–4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest (optional but great)
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- Pinch of salt
🍋 Optional garnish
- Lemon wedges
- Extra melted butter for serving
🔥 How to Make It
1. Prep the lobster
- Cut shell down the center (top only)
- Gently pull meat up and rest it on top of shell (classic “restaurant” style)
- Pat dry
- Season lightly with salt, pepper, paprika
2. Make garlic butter
Mix melted butter with:
- garlic
- lemon juice
- parsley
- salt
3. Brush generously
Coat lobster meat heavily with garlic butter.
Save some for basting later.
4. Bake
- 200°C (400°F)
- Bake 10–12 minutes (depending on size)
- Optional: broil 1–2 minutes for golden top
Lobster is done when:
- opaque white
- firm but tender
- slightly curled
5. Finish
Drizzle remaining garlic butter on top and serve immediately.
😋 What it tastes like
- Sweet, tender seafood
- Rich, aromatic garlic butter
- Bright lemon cutting richness
- Slight smoky roast if broiled
🔁 Upgrade ideas
- 🧀 Sprinkle parmesan before broiling
- 🌶️ Add chili flakes or cayenne for heat
- 🧄 Double garlic for stronger flavor
- 🥂 Serve with pasta or risotto for full restaurant plate
- 🥖 Add crusty bread to soak butter (highly recommended)
⚡ Pro tip
Don’t overcook—lobster goes from perfect to rubbery fast. Pull it out as soon as it turns opaque.
If you want, I can also make:
- 🔥 grilled garlic butter lobster tails (smoky BBQ style)
- 🍝 lobster pasta in garlic cream sauce
- 🧄 or a budget “lobster-style” garlic butter shrimp version
