Here’s a decadent recipe for Broiled Lobster Tails in Creamy Garlic Butter Sauce — tender, juicy lobster topped with a rich, garlicky, buttery sauce.
🦞 Broiled Lobster Tails in Creamy Garlic Butter Sauce
Serves: 2–4
⭐ Ingredients
Lobster
- 2–4 lobster tails (4–6 oz each)
- 1–2 tsp paprika (optional, for color)
- Salt and black pepper
Creamy Garlic Butter Sauce
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- Chopped parsley, for garnish
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Prepare the lobster tails
- Preheat the broiler to high.
- Using kitchen shears, cut the top shell of the lobster tail down the center (from the base to the tip) and gently pull the meat up and over the shell.
- Lightly season lobster meat with salt, pepper, and paprika.
2. Make the garlic butter sauce
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
- Add garlic and sauté 30–60 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in heavy cream and Parmesan. Simmer 2–3 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Add lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
3. Broil the lobster
- Place lobster tails on a baking sheet.
- Spoon a little of the sauce over the lobster meat.
- Broil 8–12 minutes, depending on size, until lobster is opaque and lightly browned.
Tip: Lobster is done when internal temp reaches 140–145°F (60–63°C).
4. Serve
- Drizzle remaining creamy garlic butter sauce over lobster.
- Garnish with chopped parsley and serve with lemon wedges.
- Perfect with rice, pasta, or roasted vegetables.
⭐ Tips & Variations
- Make ahead: Prepare sauce ahead and keep warm; spoon over lobster just before broiling.
- Extra richness: Add 1–2 tbsp cream cheese to the sauce for a silkier texture.
- Spicy twist: Add ¼ tsp red pepper flakes or a dash of cayenne to the sauce.
- Broil timing: Watch closely — lobster cooks fast and can dry out if overcooked.
If you want, I can also give you a garlic butter baked lobster tail version or a grilled lobster tail version with the same creamy sauce.
