How to Cook Frozen Lobster Tails the Easy way

Simple Way to cook Frozen Lobster Tails.

Let the frozen lobster tails thaw
out in the refrigerator 24 hours
before cooking. Cooking unthawed
tails will result in the meat being tough and chewy.

You can thaw them faster by placing
them in a plastic bag and putting them
in a bowl of water while in the refrigerator for a 3 to 6 hours.

The best and easiest cooking way is to steam cook the tails.

Steaming them will curl the tails so before steaming,
run a wooden skewer through the flesh to prevent that from happening.
Use 1 quart or 4-5 cups of water and bring the water to a full boil.
Place up to 4 average size tails in top of the steam colander and cover the pot.

Lobster tails will turn red and the flesh will become white. Allow to steam 1 and 1/2 minutes per ounce . Once cooked, take the steam colander to the sink and run cold water over them which stops the cooking process and allows you to rinse the tails.

Serve each person some melted butter in a small cup plus some lemon wedges.

* Optional; After you steam cook the tails you can brush butter on them and sprinkle with paprika. Then place them on a barbecue grill or in a oven broiler. Keep in mind they will dry out very quickly and the flavor will be destroyed so only grill or broil them for a minute or so. Seafood requires shorter cooking time then meat and have a low fat and high water content so they can easily be overcooked.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Buying Frozen Lobster Tails

2. Have a steamer pot with colander or double boiler with colander

3. Boil Water

Tips & Warnings

• Be careful when rinsing the lobster tail after cooking as they are very hot and the steam can scald you.