American cuisine

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Broiled Lobster Tails With Dipping Sauce

Name: Broiled Lobster Tails With Dipping Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Lobster Tails; ㅤ ㅤMarinade; 2 Sprigs of Parsley, minced; 1 tbsp. Lemon Juice; 0.5 tbsp. Dijon Mustard; 0.5 tsp. Sea Salt; 2 cloves Garlic; 1.5 tbsp. Olive Oil; 0.25 tsp. Black Pepper; 2 tbsp. Butter; ㅤ ㅤFor The Dipping Sauce; 2 tbsp. Butter; ㅤ ㅤFor The Mashed Potatoes; 1 Sprigs of Parsley, minced; 5 Potatoes, large diced; 3 tbsp. Butter; 0.25 cup Milk and Heavy Cream; 0.5 tsp. White Pepper; 0.25 tsp. Salt; 1 tbsp. Parsley, minced

With the flavorful butter dipping sauce, this Broiled lobster tails recipe is incredibly delicious with almost no work.

Chef Peter Miller

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Recipe

PRE TIME: 10 min

COOKING TIME: 30 min

TOTAL TIME: 40 min

2 SERVING

Ingredients:

2 Lobster Tails
ㅤ ㅤMarinade
2 Sprigs of Parsley, minced
1 tbsp. Lemon Juice
0.5 tbsp. Dijon Mustard
0.5 tsp. Sea Salt
2 cloves Garlic
1.5 tbsp. Olive Oil
0.25 tsp. Black Pepper
2 tbsp. Butter
ㅤ ㅤFor The Dipping Sauce
2 tbsp. Butter
ㅤ ㅤFor The Mashed Potatoes
1 Sprigs of Parsley, minced
5 Potatoes, large diced
3 tbsp. Butter
0.25 cup Milk and Heavy Cream
0.5 tsp. White Pepper
0.25 tsp. Salt
1 tbsp. Parsley, minced

Directions:

[ Butterfly Lobster Tails] Step 1

Place lobster tails shell-side up the tail end away from you. Cut through the top of the shell. Snipping through the shell and top portion of the meat as you go. Stop at the base of the tail.

[Butterfly Lobster Tails] Step 2

Flip the tail over to the see through side and crack the ribs using both thumbs down the center. This helps open the shell. Remove and discard the vein if you see one.

[Butterfly Lobster Tails] Step 3

Carefully run your thumbs down the sides of the meat to loosen it from the shell. Lift the meat from the shell, keeping it attached at the base than press the shell together underneath and let the lobster meat back over the top, opening up the meat to butterfly the tails. Transfer to a casserole dish.

[Preheat oven]

Preheat oven to Broil on high heat with rack in the center of the oven. Place the rack so the top meaty portion of the lobster tails is about 6” away from the top heating element.

[Marinade]

[Marinade] In a small mixing bowl, combine the marinade ingredients: 1 Tbsp parsley, 2 minced garlic cloves, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, ¼ tsp salt, pich of black pepper, 1 ½ Tbsp lemon juice and 1 ½ Tbsp Olive oil. Stir to combine then spoon it all over the lobster tail. Dot the top of lobster tails with 2 Tbsp of butter.

[Bake The Lobsters]

Arrange lobsters in a rimmed oven-safe casserole and place under the preheated oven broiler to broil 10-11 minutes. The finished lobster should be white and opaque in the center and register at least 145 degrees on an instant thermometer.

[Dipping Sauce] Step 1

[Dipping Sauce] As soon as lobster tails come out of the oven, transfer to a serving platter. Pour drippings from the pan into a small saucepan over medium heat. Melt in 2 Tbsp butter and remove from heat just as soon as the mixture starts simmering. Spoon the the lobster sauce over the tails and serve.

[Mashed Potatoes] Step 1

[Mashed Potatoes] Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes; drain.

[Mashed Potatoes] Step 2

In a medium mixing bowl, using a potato masher press the boiled potato, and add butter, milk mixture, white pepper, salt, and parsley mix well until smooth and creamy.

Enjoy!

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