Baked lobster tail is not just delicious, but it's elegant as well. Read these easy-to-follow recipes that won't take much of your time in the kitchen.
Island Baked Lobster
Ingredients:
Bermuda lobster, 1, 4 lb.
Fish stock, 4 oz.
Rosemary and thyme, 2 oz.
Butter, melted, 2 oz.
Onion, chopped, 2.
Fresh bread crumbs.
Salt and black pepper, for taste.
Melted butter and lemon wedges, to garnish.
Preparation:
Cut the lobster in 2 pieces from the middle. Thoroughly clean the head cavity with cold running water.
Loosen the tail meat from the shell, sprinkle salt and black pepper on top, and brush with butter.
In a frying pan, take 1 tablespoon of butter and sauté the onions. Mix bread crumbs in it and cook till it becomes golden brown.
Mix in the fish stock and add the herbs. Add salt or pepper according to your taste.
Once cooked, fill the head cavity with the stuffing till it reaches the tail. Pour rest of the butter on top.
Pre-heat the oven to 450ºF, and bake for 15―20 minutes. If the tail is firm, the dish is ready.
Garnish with melted butter and fresh lemon, and serve hot.
Baked Lobster with Garlic Butter
Ingredients:
Lobsters, 2 lb (buy, split in ½ and clean)
Butter, ½ stick
Chopped parsley, 2 tbsp
Minced garlic cloves, 5
Fresh thyme, 4 sprigs
Bread crumbs
Salt and black pepper, for taste
Extra-virgin olive oil
Lemon wedges, to garnish and more for drizzling
Mixed lettuce, for serving
Preparation:
Pre-heat the oven to 425ºF.
Take a food processor and add bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, thyme, and season it with salt and black pepper. Blend it until it mixes properly.
Place the flesh side of the lobster halves up in a baking tray. Top it with the blended mixture.
Drizzle extra virgin olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake it for 30―35 minutes.
Bake till the top turns golden brown.
Split the claw shells with the shell cracker so that the tail pieces are sectioned.
Serve hot with mixed lettuce and lemon wedges.
Drizzle generous amounts of lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil.
Baked Stuffed Lobster
Ingredients for stuffing:
Haddock, chopped, 3 oz.
Lobster meat, 1 oz.
Crackers, crumbs, 1 cup
Butter, 1 tbsp
Whole shrimp, 8
Scallops, quartered, 2
Lemon juice
White wine (your choice)
Salt and black pepper, for taste
In a saucepan, melt butter and sauté the seafood. Cook for about 3 minutes and allow it to cool. According to your taste, mix crackers, and add wine, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper.
Ingredients for Lobster:
Lobster (buy, split in ½ and clean), 1
Fresh crab meat, 1 oz.
Lemon juice, 2 tbsp
Preparation:
Pre-heat the oven to 450ºF, and place a large pot filled with water in it.
Make sure there are no guts or "inners" in the lobster.
When the water is boiled, steam the lobster for about 10 minutes and remove it from the pot.
Take the lobster's opening and squeeze the stuffing and crab meat. In a baking pan, place the lobster with the stuffed side up.
Drizzle lemon juice and pour some water in the pan to keep the lobster moist.
Bake the lobster for about 10 minutes, and watch for the claws to split.
Once they're split, your lobster is ready.
Serve immediately so that the lobster doesn't dry out.