Butterfly a Lobster Tail "Piggy Back Style"

Below are instructions for preparing a 6oz lobster tail

Defrost the lobster tails

Grab your kitchen shears

Begin the cut with the bottom blade right under the shell. Only cut the shell and not the meat.

Proceed the cut down the center all the way to the base of the tale

Cut to base of tail

Grab each side of the shell and gently pry away the shell away from the meat

Continue to pry the shell away from the meat but keep the back of the meat connected to the shell

Once the meat is freed, grab the meat, squeeze the shell together to close the gap and lay the meat on top of the shell

The meat on top of the shell

Cut a small slit in the top of the meat

Grab the loose part of the meat and fold over the shell

Here's the meat folded over each side of the lobster shell

Cut additional slits on the top for presentation

Prepare lobster marinade of melted butter, a dash of peprika, a dash of garlic powder, a squirt of lemon juice and a dash of white pepper.

Drizzle lobster tail with marinade

Move the lobster tails to a pan and broil according the chart below. Baste tail with marinade half way through cooking.

Time Table For Broiling & Boiling Lobster Tails
(in minutes)

Weight 1 - 3 oz. 4 - 6 oz 10 -12 oz. 14 -16 oz.

Broiling 8 - 10 min. 10 - 12 min. 15 -20 min. 20 -35 min.

Remove tails from pan, dunk in butter and enjoy!

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