Super Easy Way to Cook a Lobster Tail

I never realized how easy it was cook a lobster tail. Lobster is another one of those dishes that can be very pricey when ordering at a restaurant, but if you learn to cook it at home it tastes just as good for less than half the price! I buy my lobster tails from Earth Fare, when they are having a sale ($5/tail), raw from the seafood counter. Last week I posted my recipe for filet mignon, which could be served with the lobster for a nice surf and turf! There are several ways to cook lobster, but since it was my first time I went with the simplest… boiling. Here is my super easy way to cook a lobster tail.

Shopping List

• 3-4 oz. Lobster Tail (completely thawed)
• Lemon or Butter (optional for flavor)

Instructions

• Bring a pot of water to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a soft boil and drop lobster tails in one at a time.
• Cook for 3-5 minutes, depending on the size. For reference, I had two 4 oz. tails and cooked for 4 minutes.
• Using metal tongs, get the hot tails out of the boiling water.
• Cool the cooked lobster tails right away with fresh cold water to keep them from over cooking.
• To eat the lobster, use a sharp knife to cut down the middle of the tail. Using your hands, gently pull back the shell to get to the meat.

If you are interested in learning new ways to cook lobster, I found this website to be a great resource!