Broiled Lobster Tails For 2

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 quarts water
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 (8 ounce) frozen lobster tails
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce

Recipe

• 1 in large saucepan, heat water and salt to boiling.
• 2 add frozen lobster tails; heat to boiling.
• 3 reduce heat; cover and simmer until done, about 12 minutes.
• 4 drain.
• 5 wearing a clean oven mitt or using a potholder, hold and cut down sides of lobster tails with kitchen scissors to remove thin undershell covering the meat.
• 6 to prevent tails from curling, insert long metal skewer from meat side through tail to shell side, then back through shell and meat at opposite end.
• 7 set oven control at broil and/or 550 degrees.
• 8 place tails meat side up on rack in broiler pan, brush with butter.
• 9 broil with tops 3 inches from heat 2 to 3 minutes. alternatively, they can be placed over a hot grill/barbecue for 2-3 minutes.
• 10 serve with lemon butter.
• 11 lemon butter:.
• 12 1/2 cup butter.
• 13 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
• 14 1 tablespoon snipped parsley.
• 15 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce.
• 16 melt butter, add remaining ingredients.