Broiled Lobster Tails

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Broiled lobster tails recipes give a pretty presentation, and are great for surf & turf.

Turn the broiler on to pre-heat it.

If the tail is frozen, that it completely. See the how to cook frozen lobster tails page for how to do this.

If the tail is not pre-prepared, cut the underneath, soft shell away using scissors so the meat is showing. If you wish, you can brush clarified butter, or flavoured butter, such as lemon butter on the lobster meat.

Here's the secret to keeping the meat from drying out: put a couple of tablespoons of water or dry white wine in the baking pan. Only a couple, though, any more and you'll be steaming instead of broiling the lobster tail.

Put the tail in a shallow baking pan, meat side down, and broil for 2 minutes. Turn the tail meat side up, and continue cooking. Depending on the size of the tail, it will need between 5 minutes up to 20. The best thing is to keep the oven door ajar, and keep your eye on it. When the top of the tail is golden, and the meat through the tail is an opaque white, then it is done.