How to Make Vegetable Stuffed Lobster Tails

Succulent lobster meat and vegetables with melted cheese stuffed in a baked shell. Try these stuffed lobster tails (or deviled lobster tails) for a tasty homemade meal. Also great for a fancy addition to any party or barbecue event.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 4 (8-ounce) lobster tails, fresh or frozen
• 1/2 cup minced celery
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1/2 cup minced green bell pepper
• 1/4 cup minced parsley
• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 2 hard boiled Large eggs, finely chopped
• 2 raw eggs
• 6 drops Tabasco sauce
• 2 cups bread crumbs, with 1 to 2 cups additional
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 10 whole cloves
• 1 lemon, quartered
• 1-1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1 small onion, halved
• 1/2 low-fat milk
• 1 teaspoon peppercorns
• Salt and pepper, to taste

1. In a large pot of boiling water, add 1 tablespoon salt, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 10 whole cloves, 4 wedges of lemon (with skin), minced onion, and 1 teaspoon peppercorns.

2. Cook the lobster tails in the boiling water for 20-25 minutes with the ingredients in Step 1.
   
   Remove the lobster tails and split them in half lengthwise. Pick the meat. reserve the halved lobster shells; you should have 8 of these.
   
   Discard contents in the pot used to boil the lobster.

3. Preheat oven to 375 F degrees.
   
   Meanwhile, melt butter in a hot skillet over medium-high heat. Saute the parsley, onions, celery, and green bell pepper. Cook until onions are brown and transparent.

4. Whisk 2 raw eggs until formed into liquid in a small bowl.
   
   In a large bowl, break lobster meat into chunks.
   
   Stir and mix well 1 cup bread crumbs, hard boiled eggs, cooked vegetables, raw eggs, shredded Parmesan cheese, Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper (to taste). Gradually add low-fat milk to the mixture to hold the ingredients together.

5. Stuff the mixture full in each of the 8 saved lobster shells. Top with reserved bread crumbs.
   
   Place stuffed lobster tails in a greased baking pan. Bake until cheese and vegetables are slightly brown, about 18 minutes. Serve hot with mayonnaise or melted butter.
   
   For 4 people as a main dish, or 8 persons for the side.

[FrazzledNanny]

on 4/23/2009 Vegetable Stuffed Lobster Tails sound amazing. Thanks for sharing the recipe. 5*

[sonni57]

on 4/20/2009 Thanks for the good recipe on vegetable stuffed lobster tails.