Baked Lobster Tails: tender, juicy, lobster tails with garlic, parsley, and lemon

Baking lobster tails makes them tender and juicy. Adding garlic, parsley, and lemon is what makes them so flavorful. Serve with sauce from the pan or more melted butter for dipping. This yummy dinner for tonight is on sale at King Soopers (Kroger)! Recipe below.

Baked Lobster TailsTender, juicy, baked lobster tails with garlic, parsley, and lemon. Serve with sauce from the pan or more melted butterPhoto byModern Day Foodie

Yesterday I picked up 4 lobster tails on sale at King Soopers (Kroger). One Wild Caught Lobster Tail (4-6 oz) is only $9.99 at most King Soopers markets. I was able to prepare the recipe below for Baked Lobster Tails for around $40.00. It's a lot cheaper than ordering them in a restaurant. Pair them with steaks off the grill and you have a great surf 'n turf Sunday night dinner for a family of four.

Fun Facts: lobsters can change color to camouflage themselves from predators. They are usually a combination of brown, blue, green, and grey.

Steaming lobster tail is the classic method. A steaming basket is used inside a large pot with a tight-fitting lid. Small to medium lobster tails take 6-8 minutes to steam while larger tails may take 8-12 minutes. But I prefer to bake lobster tails because I can create a wonderful garlicky butter sauce baked into the meat. Something you do not get with steaming.

Fun Fact: in Colonial times, lobsters were so plentiful that they were considered poor man's food.

Baked Lobster Tails

• 4 small lobster tails (frozen or thawed)
• 1/4 cup salted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder or 1 clove garlic minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 pinch seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay), or to taste
• 1/2 lemon, juiced

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Cut lobster tails straight down the middle using kitchen shears.

Cut down back and put meat out to butterflyPhoto byModern Day Foodie

3. Butterfly the lobster meat by pulling it through the opening and laying the meat on top of the shell. Place butterflied lobster tails into an oven-safe baking dish.

4. Combine melted butter, garlic powder, and parsley in a bowl. Mix together with a spoon.

Pour butter mixture on top of lobster tails.Photo byModern Day Foodie

5. Season lobster tails with seafood seasoning and pour melted butter mixture on top until each tail is completely covered. Squeeze lemon juice over top.

6. Bake in the preheated oven until shells are bright red and meat is opaque, 12 to 15 minutes.

7. Serve warm.

Fun Fact: lobsters have two stomachs, one of which is located in their head, behind their eyes. The stomach in their head has teeth-like features that crush their food.

Yummy lobster tailPhoto byModern Day Foodie

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