Grilled Lobster Tails

This grilled lobster tail recipe is quick and simple, and it’s guaranteed to impress your guests at your next cookout. You can also pair these with a nice thick-cut ribeye, and you’ll have a surf-&-turf dinner that’ll rival the best of steak houses.

Total Time

45min

5.0

3 Ratings

Author: How to BBQ Right

Servings:

Ingredients

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Lobster Tails

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1 1/2 cups

Unsalted Butter

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4 cloves

Garlic , minced

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1/2 cup

Fresh Parsley , chopped

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Lemons , zested, juiced

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2 tsp

Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

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4 Tbsp

Olive Oil

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1 Tbsp

Kosher Salt

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1 Tbsp

Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Cooking Instructions

Prepare charcoal grill or smoker for indirect cooking (2 zone fire on a grill). Temperature should be 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Split Lobster Tails (4) in half length-wise and season with Kosher Salt (1 Tbsp) , Freshly Ground Black Pepper (1 Tbsp) , and Olive Oil (4 Tbsp) .

Place Unsalted Butter (1 1/2 cups) in aluminum pan and melt over hot side of grill.

Add Garlic (4 cloves) , Fresh Parsley (1/2 cup) , zest and juice from Lemons (2) , and Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (2 tsp) to butter and simmer for 5 minutes.

Place lobster tails meat side down on indirect side of grill and cook for 5-6 minutes. Baste the shell side with the butter mixture.

Dunk each tail in the butter mixture and place shell side down on grill. Baste meat again with butter mixture.

Cook for an additional 4-5 minutes or until the lobster meat turn opaque and shells are bright pink.

Serve with remaining butter mixture, fresh parsley, and lemon wedges.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

450

FAT

40.5 g

PROTEIN

16.3 g

CARBS

2.4 g