Butter Poached Lobster Tails

I poach the lobster tails in melted butter, white wine and garlic and finish it with some lemon juice and fresh herbs. The butter enhances the lobster flavor as it cooks in the fat for a decadent touch.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Servings

Calories 475kcal

Author Kylie Mazon-Chambers

Equipment

Kitchen shears

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter
4 cold water lobster tails (about 4 ounces each)
2 cloves garlic smashed
⅓ cup dry white wine
Kosher salt as needed
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs chives, parsley, tarragon

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Instructions

Add the butter to a large sauté pan and heat over low heat, without stirring, until the butter melts and starts to foam, about 10 to 15 minutes. The milk solids will rise to the top. Use a spoon to skim them off and discard.
Pour the clarified butter into another bowl, leaving behind any remaining residue of milk solids that settled to the bottom of the pan.
To remove the raw meat from the lobster tail, use kitchen shears and cut lengthwise through the soft shell on the underside of the lobster tail. Hold the lobster tail cut side up, grasp the shell and crack the outer shell, pulling outward to expose the meat. Lift the meat from the shell and remove, discarding the shells or reserving them for stock. Remove the tail vein from the top of the tail if needed.
Clean the pan and add the clarified butter back to the pan. Warm the butter over medium-low heat, add the garlic and swirl the butter so it infuses with the garlic. Add the wine and reduce heat to low.
Add the raw lobster meat and slowly poach until just cooked through and the meat is firm, flipping once during cooking and spooning butter over the top, about 8 to 10 minutes total.
Season with salt and finish with lemon juice and chopped herbs. Serve.

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Notes

While they are excellent on their own they can also be served with sides or in other dishes like risotto, linguine, as a Connecticut-style lobster roll or paired with mashed potatoes.

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