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Citrus-Buttered Lobster Tails

Citrus-Buttered Lobster Tails is built on Water Ts Salt, Butter Or Margaine X Dash Ground Ginger, and Lemon Juice X Dash Paprika. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

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Citrus-Buttered Lobster Tails

Ingredients

Method (preview)

  1. 1

    Place frozen lobster tails in a shallow baking dish.

  2. 2

    Micro-cook, covered, on 30% power for 7 to 8 minutes or till thawed, rotating dish a quarter-turn once.

  3. 3

    Using a heavy knife, cut through the center of the top shells.

  4. 4

    Continue cutting through meat but not through undersehells.

  5. 5

    Spread the tails open, butterfly style, so meat is on top.

  6. 6

    Return to shallow baking dish.

  7. 7

    Pour water atop.

  8. 8

    Micro-cook, covered, on 50% power for 6 to 8 minutes or just till meat is opaque, rotating dish a quarter-turn every minute. (Shield cooked meat with small pieces of foil, if necessary, to prevent overcooking.) Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.

  9. 9

    Meanwhile, combine butter or margarine, lemon juice, orange peel, salt, ginger and paprika.

  10. 10

    Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or till butter is melted.

  11. 11

    Mix well.

  12. 12

    Drizzle lobster tails with butter mixture.

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