Simple Lobster Tails

20 minutesServes 2

72 reviews

Ingredients

2 lobster tails
4 tbsp unsalted butter
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

1Trim Lobster Tail

Place lobster tail on cutting board. Using kitchen shears, trim down the center of the shell cutting towards the tail.

2Cut a "T"

Once you reach the tail, make a perpendicular cut from end to end to form a “T.”

3Loosen Meat

Using a paring knife, gently loosen the meat from the shell.

4Crack Shell

Using your hands,crack open the shell slightly.

5Lift Meat

Lift lobster meat out of shell and rest it on top of shell, leaving the meat connected at base of tail.

6Season Lobster Tail

Place lobster tail on baking sheet. Brush with melted butter and season with salt and pepper or your favorite seafood seasoning.

7Roast and Serve

Roast at 450°F for 10 minutes, keeping a close watch to avoid overcooking. Lobster is done when the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees and meat is pink and opaque.

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Recipe Ratings and Reviews

This is an excellent recipe. The images are very clear and leave no room for a mistake. I have used this recipe many times and it has never failed. It is flawless!

Easy

yum yum

The best lobster recipe. You can prep the lobster by cutting the T and loosening it from the shell before guests arrive. The lobster comes out perfect every time.

Best recipe for tails ever. So simple.

Yummy

This recipe was very helpful, I appreciate the visual aids!

I have used this recipe and method of preparing lobster tails over and over again. It’s simple and works every single time. I printed the instructions off and keep them in my recipe binder. Since we don’t have lobster tails very often (special occasions) it’s nice to have this printout to refer to. Thank you to The Fresh Market for making my preparation and cooking experience of Lobster Tails so pleasant. We always buy our Lobster Tails at The Fresh Market when they are on sale. Great price and 5oz tails are a perfect size to go with any meal. Debbie

Great and easy recipe.

Delicious. I cooked mine in my air fryer last week.

Wow, very simple and yet such perfect taste!

Great recipe

Awesome!

Excellent!

Perfect everytime. Always Fresh and delicious.

Delicious!

Lobster instructions and recipe were flawless and resulted in most attractive and delicious meal.

Perfect......you made everything so easy.

Taste great. Easy recipe. Loved it.

Easy-peasy recipe!!! Works great on the grill!!!

Excellent and easy

Follow these directions and you will achieve perfectly cooked and tasty lobster. Thanks Fresh Market!

Love this recipe , it’s simple to follow and delicious with lemon and butter rice. Thanks Fresh Market !

So easy, versatile, and delicious! Thank you, TFM!

I have cooked whole lobsters for many years. I like this recipe as it’s easy without having to boil it and make a mess. It’s delicious!

Simple, great

Fabulous, impressive, easy! Who could ask for more!

Use this recipe frequently, never fails...delicious

You give the clearest and easiest directions to follow. Our lobster tails were perfect. Copied the instructions. To keep so I will always have delicious lobster at home now. Thank you and Happy Holidays to you.

Good easy recipe! I’m from Connecticut so we have prepared quite a few lobsters. Always keep it simple, Maine lobster has a delicate sweetness that should be allowed to be tasted not covered up. Perfect recipe!

your video made lobster prep very easy to understand

What an easy way to prepare the tails. No “fighting” with the tail to get the meat out once cooked.

Wonderfully simple recipe. Don’t overcook. Maybe 7-8 minutes.

This was easy to follow. My wife was helping me and was trying to separate the meat from the shell with a paring knife, but was having trouble. I tried using my thumb (thumbnail away from the shell) and carefully worked my way between the meat and shell. The meat separated very easily. They were delicious with minimal prep time.

That was very simply and straightforward I love it.

This is the best recipe for lobster I have come across. I have been trying find out how to cook lobster like your picture, and your instructions are perfect. Thank you very much.

Awesome

Excellent directions and outstanding taste

GREAT!!!

Lovely meal thanks guys.

I love to fish. I don’t mind cleaning normal fish like trout, and I don’t mind cooking them. But... ocean crustaceans are not familiar to me. So I followed the directions. When it came to the part about separating the meat from the shell I had a hard time. Not knowing what the meat was supposed to look like. Had I known that the red part was supposed to be part off the meat I may have done a better job:) The second tail looked much better. I cooked them for 10 minutes but they didn’t look quite right. There were juices running from the good looking one but the other had none so I added 5 more minutes. The pretty one was perfect, the ugly one was so so. All in all the information given was ok. I just need a little more practice:-). Thank you for this information!!!

Excellent, very tender! This will be my go to recipe! It’s a keeper recipe!

Turned out fantastic. Thank you!

Excellent taste and easy to cook

Simple and delicious. Lobster came out perfect.

Results: perfect !

I followed the directions and I was impressed with me. Dinner was delicious.

An excellent recipe

i think it's a assume way to cut the lobster to season n prep ,i watch a lot of video on cooking lobster . i think hands down this is the best. ART

Never knew how to prepare lobster tails and I've done it 3 times now. This truly is a simple way to do it. Dont forego the butter and seasoning, it makes a huge difference.

Great recipe, simple fast delicious.

This is great! I have been cooking lobster tails for years-the wrong way!

Very good much better then my old way thank you

Thank you very much that was very helpful I appreciate it

This is the best review of how to fix a Lobster tail I have seen.

This recipe is simple and perfect. I will be making a lot more lobster now!

Tried this tonight and WOW!!!! It was easy and the lobsters were delicious, will be cooking lobsters again very soon!

Excellent Directions! Easy and concise. Checking the temperature is a good suggestion.

I will always use this recipe!

Absolutely Fab

Delicious and easy from prep start, cooking & ready to eat

This was delicious lobster was perfect and the butter seasonings were awesome! No more eating lobster out!!

So easy! Very helpful in preparation and final presentation!

The recipe and prep instructions were spot on. The lobster was perfectly cooked!

This is great! Takes the guesswork out of the cooking process. Lobster is so expensive it is a bit intimidating. With this recipe its easy. Thanks

Delicious and very easy to prepare! My family enjoyed them immensely.

Awesome recipe. I used it as described and the lobster tails came out perfect. This is my new go to recipe for cooking lobster tails. Thank you so much for sharing

Never thought of roasting the tails. I usually grill or steam them. Much easier with less clean up. Thanks

Super easy to follow for a beginner! End product was delicious.

They were great and accompanied by a few bacon-wrapped scallops and roasted asparagus it made a delightful Valentine’s dinner.

So fabulous and delicious. This is always my go to meal to impress our out of town friends.

Perfect! Followed your instructions, they came out perfect. A wonderful addition to our grass-fed steaks on Christmas Eve.

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