🦞🔥 Fire-Grilled Lobster Tails with Garlic Butter

Ingredients

Lobster Tails

• 6 lobster tails (5–6 oz each)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

Garlic Butter Sauce

• 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• ¼ teaspoon Cajun seasoning

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the Lobster

Using kitchen shears, cut down the top center of each shell.

Carefully pull the lobster meat upward and rest it on top of the shell.

Step 2: Season

Brush lobster meat with olive oil.

Season with:

• paprika
• garlic powder
• onion powder
• salt
• pepper

Step 3: Make Garlic Butter

In a bowl combine:

• melted butter
• garlic
• lemon juice
• parsley
• paprika
• Cajun seasoning

Mix well.

Reserve half for serving.

Step 4: Grill

Preheat grill to:

Medium-High Heat (400°F)

Place lobster tails meat side up.

Grill:

8–10 minutes

Brush with garlic butter every few minutes.

Lobster is done when meat is opaque and reaches:

140–145°F

Step 5: Finish

Remove from grill.

Brush generously with reserved garlic butter.

Garnish with parsley.

Step 6: Serve

Serve with:

• garlic mashed potatoes
• asparagus
• roasted vegetables
• rice pilaf

Prep Time

15 Minutes

Cook Time

10 Minutes

Total Time

25 Minutes

Servings

6 

When the garlic butter starts dripping and that lobster is grilled to perfection… that’s not dinner, that’s an EXPERIENCE! 😍🦞🔥