What To Make With What’s On Sale: Lobster Tails

It’s Friday — time for What To Make With What’s On Sale!  Grocery sales are slow this week, but three different stores have good prices on lobster tails: at Albertsons, 8-ounce lobster tails are $9.99; at Safeway, 4-ounce tails are $5 (Friday-Tuesday); and at Sunflower Market, you can get 3.5 – 4-ounce lobster tails for $4.99.

Lobster tails probably aren’t on your typical weekly menu rotation, but they’re great for special occasions (like Valentine’s Day!)  Cooking lobster tails might seem intimidating, but they’re actually quite simple to prepare.  Here are six ideas for serving lobster tails!

Boiled: One of the most common ways to cook lobster tails is by boiling them.  Here’s a step-by-step guide to boiling lobster tails, as well as a recipe for clarified butter with which to serve the tails.

Broiled: This simple recipe, Broiled Lobster Tails, is great for first-time lobster cooks.  The recipe doesn’t specify the size of lobster tails to use, but the ingredient amounts and suggested cooking time are appropriate for 6- to 8-ounce tails.  (I’ve heard that broiling lobster tails makes for better presentation than boiling because the meat doesn’t curl up at the edges.  What’s your experience?)

Steamed: Here’s another super-simple recipe, Steamed Lobster Tails.  You only need three ingredients: lobster, butter, and salt!

Grilled: Emeril Lagasse’s Grilled Lobster Tails with Tarragon-Lemon Vinaigrette looks amazing — and it’s rated as “easy!”

Baked & stuffed: This 5-star recipe for Baked Stuffed Lobster Tails uses a seasoned bread crumb and butter stuffing and is baked in white wine.  Yum!

In soup: Paula Deen’s Creole Shrimp & Lobster Bisque is another simple recipe that makes an impressive meal.  (Try serving it in a bread bowl for a fun and hearty presentation!)

Do you plan on buying lobster tails this week?  What’s your favorite way to serve them?

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