Everything You Need to Know About Grilling Lobster Tails
Grilling lobster tails can be a lot of fun, and eating them afterward is a tasty treat! Grilling lobster tails is easy to do if you know what you’re doing and have a good recipe. In fact, you’ll find grilling lobster tails isn’t much different than grilling a marinated steak.
One great recipe to try when you’re grilling lobster tails includes butter, garlic, lemon, and salt and pepper. If you’re grilling two lobster tails, you’ll need four tablespoons of butter, a garlic clove, one lemon, and salt and pepper to taste.
If you can’t find fresh lobster tails, it’s ok to use frozen tails. They won’t taste quite as good as fresh ones, but you’ll still be happy with the results. If you need to thaw the lobster tails, the best way to do this is to put them in a sealed plastic bag and place them in a bowl of warm water. If you really wanted fresh lobsters and bought live ones, kill them by boiling them for about seven or eight minutes.
While the lobster tails are thawing (or you can skip to this step if you purchased fresh ones), make your basting sauce. Melt the butter and then mince the garlic into the butter. You’ll need about a tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice also. Lemon juice also comes in bottles at the grocery store, so you can purchase lemon juice this way if you don’t want to juice your own lemon.
Before you throw the lobster tails onto the grill, you’ve got the cut them in half lengthwise. You’ll need a really big, sharp knife to get through the shell. You might even need to use your kitchen shears if the shell is exceptionally hard. After you cut the lobster tails in half, it’s time to baste them. You may also want to oil your grill before you throw the lobster tails on. If the lobster tails are especially curly or you have trouble keeping them straight, put them on a skewer to straighten them out for cooking.
The next step in grilling lobster tails is to heat up the grill. Don’t put the tails on the grill until it’s hot. Baste the lobster tails again right before you put them on the grill, flesh side down. If your grill is hot enough, it should only take about four or five minutes for the lobster tails to cook thoroughly on one side. Turn the lobster tails and cook them about four or five minutes on the other side. If you turned the lobster tails too early, it’s ok to keep turning them as long as they’re evenly cooked. The process will still take about ten minutes, although you won’t get the nice grill marks most people expect on grilled lobster tails.
Continue basting the lobster tails while they cook, adding salt and pepper as desired. After the lobster tails are cooked all the way through, melt some butter and tell everyone to dig in!