Description
Smoked lobster tails with garlic butter, lemon juice, and Old Bay seasoning, perfect for a seafood treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lobster tails (5–7 ounces each is standard size.)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat smoker to 300 degrees.
- Pat the lobster dry and use kitchen shears to butterfly the lobster tails. Take the shears and slice through the top shell down the middle until you reach the base of the tail (fin).
- Flip the lobster tail over and press down on the ribs until you hear them crack.
- Open up the shell and remove the vein from the lobster if it hasn’t been deveined and wash the tail.
- Press along the edges of the shell on both sides to loosen up the meat. Keep the meat attached to the shell. Lift up the meat from the shell and lay it over the shell.
- Combine the butter, garlic, lemon juice, parsley, Old Bay Seasoning, salt, and pepper to taste. Brush it over the tails.
- Smoke the lobster tails until they reach an internal temperature of 130-145 degrees. The tail should be completely white with no grey translucent color.
Notes
- Amount of garlic butter you will need will vary based on the size of your lobster tails. Add more if necessary.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Smoking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 lobster tail
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 150mg