Citrus-Buttered Lobster
- 4 frozen Lobster tails (6 to 8-oz each)
- 1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted
- 2 tsp. lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. grated orange peel
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- Dash ground ginger
- Dash paprika
- Lemon wedges
- With a sharp, heavy knife, cut down through center of hard top shell of partially thawed lobster tails.
- Cut through meat, but not through under shell.
- Spread open, butterfly-style, so lobster meat is on top.
- Place tails on broiler pan, shell side down.
- Combine melted butter, lemon juice, orange peel, salt, ginger and paprika. Brush over meat.
- Broil 4 inches from heat till meat loses its translucency and can be flaked easily when tested with a fork, about 17 to 20 minutes.
- Loosen meat from shell by inserting fork between shell and meat.
- Serve with lemon wedges.
lobster, butter, lemon juice, salt, ground ginger, paprika, lemon wedges
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=37352 (may not work)