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How to make lobster tails

July 27, 2020

How to make lobster tails easy recipe

How to make lobster tails

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Last Friday was a special day in my household. It was my birthday! In making birthdays memorable for our family, we’ve created a tradition of preparing seafood boils on each family member’s birthday. We usually feast on shrimp, mussels, crabs, sausages, corn, and potatoes. In keeping with our family’s seafood-themed dinner tradition, I decided on a scaled-down version, with only lobster tails. Since I’d be the person preparing the meal, lobster tails seemed like an easier option. The fish boil takes a lot of time and effort, which would significantly interrupt my relaxation time. So I purchased eight lobster tails at my local grocery store for the birthday feast. I remembered and old recipe I’d used a few times before and I was ready to make lobster tails!

In Dominica, lobsters are in abundance. Local fishermen often use fishing spares, which pierce through the lobsters and kill them instantly. They also use homemade wire lobster pots to catch lobsters live. This more humane method allows fishermen to drop the wire pots into the ocean floor, or near rocks, where lobsters often live.

On my recent trip to Dominica, my family and I ate lots of lobsters. One of the villagers sold us some spiny lobsters, the most common in the Caribbean. We prepared the entire lobster, not throwing away any part of it. We also had lobster at Poz. Our neighbor owns this restaurant in Calibishie. We feasted on a lobster dinner at Secret Bay, where we spent a few days. Also at Keepin it Real restaurant, which one of my family members owns, and Le Flambeau Restaurant at Portsmouth Beach Hotel, where we went out for drinks and relaxation. So I definitely had lobster on my mind, specifically lobster tails, and wanted to prepare it for the whole family.

In this post, I’ll share with you how to make lobster tails. Enjoy this delicious lobster tails recipe.

how to make lobster tails easy recipe

How to make delicious lobster tails: the easy way

This is a very easy recipe to make delicious lobster tails.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 12 mins
Course lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American, Caribbean, Mediterranean
Servings 8

Equipment

  • baking pan, kitchen shears

Ingredients
  

  • 8 Lobsters
  • 4 cloves Garlic minced
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • 2 teaspoon Basil chopped
  • 1 teaspoon thyme chopped
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • salt and pepper to your liking
  • 1 tbsp Paprika
  • 6 slices Lemon roasted in a pan Place slices in a frying pan over high heat.

Instructions
 

  • Using kitchen shears butterfly the tail by cutting down the center and through some of the meat.
  • Loosen the meat around the shell and pull the lobster meat upward.
  • Close the shell below with some meat still in the tip of the tail, and place the bulk of the meat above the shell.
  • Mix the melted butter, garlic, basil, paprika and thyme together.
  • Salt and pepper the meat
  • Add half of the butter mixture with a brush and set on a baking sheet or pan.
  • Preheat the oven for 400 degrees.
  • Place lobster in oven for 6 minutes on bake mode.
  • Remove from oven and brush the remainder of the butter mixture on the meat.
  • Broil for 6 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven, leave on pan or place on platter. Add lemon slices. Serve with melted butter if you desire.
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Comments

  1. Hyacinth says

    October 23, 2020 at 11:36 pm

    5 stars
    5 stars!! Those lobsters look amazing. You have me salivating. Send me some please 😋😋😋😋😋

    Reply
    • admin says

      October 26, 2020 at 5:12 am

      Hi Hyacinth!

      I wish that I could send you some virtually. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your feedback. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Susan says

    November 3, 2020 at 4:16 pm

    5 stars
    I am going to try this. I just love your cooking.❤ Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • admin says

      November 4, 2020 at 4:41 am

      Hi Susan,

      Yes, try it. Enjoy!

      Reply

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Meet Mayma

Sakafete! Growing up in Dominica, food was central to socializing and in abundance. Cooking with my family was one of the highlights of my youth. We grew our produce and raised livestock, which often made it to our kitchen table. With my mother and grandmother's guidance, I discovered my passion for cooking at age 9. We used lots of verbal recipes then. Today, I share those culinary experiences with my children, using the fundamentals of Dominican cooking and making it our own. I'm not a trained cook/chef, however, as I embark on my food journey, I invite you to experience foods from the Caribbean island of Dominica. Let's cook!
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