How to Grill Lobster Tails

Grilled lobster tails; can life get any better than that? Come summertime, everyone rushes towards grilling hotdogs, hamburgers, chicken, and seafood. But enjoying delicious lobster with a little bit of butter and freshly squeezed lemon juice is just divine. Wow, just by writing about grilling the tails, my mouth has actually started to water. In our following article, we are going to look at some scrumptious recipes on grilling lobster tails at home. So get a pen and a paper, scroll down, and get all the lobster recipes given below.

Cooking Lobster Tail on Grill

While cooking the tails, you need to be careful about what ingredients you're using (as certain spices or herbs enhance or worsen the taste) and the temperature of the grill. And to keep the flavors intact, the following recipes will give you tips on grilling the tails.

Lemon-Butter Lobster Tails
In this recipe, we will see that even with few ingredients, you can actually learn to cook frozen lobster tails in a fast and easy way.

Ingredients

• 4, lb lobster tails, frozen
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 3 lemons zest

Directions

First of all, thaw the frozen tails. To cook the tails, get 4 skewers with you. First we will prepare the lemon butter. Take a pan and melt the butter on medium heat. Once it's completely melted, pour in 2 different bowls evenly and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Remove any foam that is on top of the butter. In a different bowl, take lemon zest and add the butter in it; mix everything properly. Get the grill going, preheat it or add coal. You need to cut the top shell straight down (don't cut the bottom shell), pull it out, and insert each skewers properly. Coat the tails with the lemon butter generously. Wrap the meat in aluminum foils and place on the grill to cook for about 15 minutes. When you serve, pour the remaining lemon butter over the tails and enjoy.

Vinaigrette Lobster Tails
This is a great lobster dinner recipe that will leave your family or friends wanting more.

Ingredients

• 8 frozen lobster tails, defrosted
• 8 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (vinaigrette)
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons chives, minced
• 2 plum tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon tarragon leaves, minced
• Salt and black pepper, for taste

Directions

Before we go over the tips for cooking the tails, you will peel, seed, and finely chop the tomatoes. In this recipe, we will cut the tails straight and through the top and bottom shells; make 2 pieces. Till we have to grill them, keep them in plastic wrap and in the refrigerator.

To make the vinaigrette, in a bowl mix chopped tomatoes, 8 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, lemon zest, tarragon, lemon juice, chives, salt, and black pepper. Mix everything properly and set it aside. Preheat the grill, bring the tails out, and brush them with the 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil. Drizzle salt and black pepper on the tails and place on the grill. Cook for about 3 minutes on one side and another 3 minutes on the other side. While you're cooking, drizzle some vinaigrette on it. While serving, drizzle the vinaigrette or dip the tails.

Spicy Lobster Tails
In our last recipe, we are going to learn how to prepare the tails and give it a bit of a spice.

Ingredients

• 4 fresh rock lobster tails
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon orange peel, grated
• cup butter, melted
• 1 pinch ground ginger
• 1 pinch chili powder

Directions

Cut the membrane undershell, insert skewers between the shells, and straighten the meat. Preheat your grill. In a bowl, mix melted butter, lemon juice, orange peel, chili powder, and ground ginger together. Brush this mixture over the tails and place the shell side on the grill. Cook for 5 minutes and turn to cook the meat side for 5 minutes and brush the mixture again. Once the lobster tails are cooked, serve hot.

Grilling lobsters or just the tails is an easy task as seafood doesn't take much time to cook. Preparing lobster tails is easy when you know what the ingredients and directions are. Combine more spices and herbs in these recipes, if you like, to enhance the flavors even more.