How To Cook Steamed Lobster Tails Food

HOW TO COOK: STEAMED LOBSTER TAILS

Steps:

• Use a sharp knife to cut each tail in half lengthwise.
• Rinse tails briefly under cold water to remove any grit or shell fragments.
• Bring 1 inch water to a boil in a large pot or deep skillet with a tight-fitting lid.
• Place a steamer basket over water. Place tails, cut-side up, in the basket.
• Cover and steam until meat is just opaque and very plump, 5 to 6 minutes; do not overcook or meat will begin to shrink and dry out.
• Serve warm with sauce of choice: Try melted butter with lemon or garlic, an herb sauce like chimichurri or a soy sauce-based Asian dipping sauce; just make sure the flavors are not too strong or too sweet or they will overwhelm the natural flavor of lobster.
• You can also cool and dice tail meat and use it for lobster salad or lobster rolls.

PERFECT LOBSTER TAILS

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Place a wire cooling rack inside a rimmed baking sheet. Cut the top shell of the lobster tails lengthwise down the middle with kitchen shears. Then, using a knife, cut all the way through the tails to split into 2 pieces. Place them flesh-side up on the prepared baking sheet.
• Mix together the butter, parsley, shallot, lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a small bowl until well combined.
• Spread 2 teaspoons of the compound butter on the flesh of each lobster tail half. Broil until the shells turn a bright orange, the flesh is opaque and cooked through and the tails begin to curl, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer the tails to a serving platter and top each half with another teaspoon of the compound butter (save the remainder for another use).

STEAMED LOBSTER TAILS

Steps:

• Pour about 1 inch of water in the bottom of a large pot and bring to a boil. Add the salt and place a steamer insert inside the pot so that it is just above the water level. Put the lobster tails on the rack and cover the pot. Cover and steam for 8 minutes. And don't peek! Serve with melted butter.

HOW TO STEAM LOBSTER TAILS

Steps:

• Choose a pot large enough to hold your lobster tails with a tight-fitting lid that is large enough to fit the lobster tails with enough room for the steam to circulate around them.
• Place a steamer basket or an upturned colander in the pot so lobster tails are not submerged in the water.
• Pour in cold water to a depth of about 2 inches.
• Cover your pot and bring water to a boil.
• Once the water is boiling, quickly add the lobster tails to the pot and cover.
• Steam the lobster tails using the lobster tails steaming times below.
• Once you have reached your approximate cooking time, remove the pot from heat and check one of the tails. The tails should be completely cooked in the center of the meat.
• Remove your lobster tails from the cooking pot using tongs or gloves so that your tails to not overcook.
• Serve with drawn butter and enjoy!