Citrus-Buttered Lobster Tails is a dish made with lobster tails that have been butterflied and grilled, and then finished with a citrus butter sauce. This dish is simple to make and can be served as an appetizer or main course.
Place frozen lobster tails in a shallow baking dish.
Micro-cook, covered,on 30% power for 7 to 8 minutes or till thawed, rotating dish aquarter-turn once.
The tails are thawed when the shells are flexibleenough to bend.
Using a heavy knife, cut through the center of the topshells.
Continue cutting through meat but not through undersehells.
Spread the tails open, butterfly style, so meat is on top.
Return toshallow baking dish.
Pour water atop.
Micro-cook, covered, on 50% powerfor 6 to 8 minutes or just till meat is opaque, rotating dish aquarter-turn every minute.
(Shield cooked meat with small pieces of foil,if necessary, to prevent overcooking.
)Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine butter or margarine, lemon juice, orange peel, salt,ginger and paprika.
Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 1 1/2 to 2minutes or till butter is melted.
Mix well.
Drizzle lobster tails withbutter mixture.
Ingredients
Directions
Place frozen lobster tails in a shallow baking dish.
Micro-cook, covered,on 30% power for 7 to 8 minutes or till thawed, rotating dish aquarter-turn once.
The tails are thawed when the shells are flexibleenough to bend.
Using a heavy knife, cut through the center of the topshells.
Continue cutting through meat but not through undersehells.
Spread the tails open, butterfly style, so meat is on top.
Return toshallow baking dish.
Pour water atop.
Micro-cook, covered, on 50% powerfor 6 to 8 minutes or just till meat is opaque, rotating dish aquarter-turn every minute.
(Shield cooked meat with small pieces of foil,if necessary, to prevent overcooking.
)Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine butter or margarine, lemon juice, orange peel, salt,ginger and paprika.
Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 1 1/2 to 2minutes or till butter is melted.
Mix well.
Drizzle lobster tails withbutter mixture.
