Lobster Tails for Valentines Day - How to butterfly the meat

In the spirit of Valentines day... Jackie got her favorites meal!


Lobster tails.  Simple, just a little flavored butter.


Roasted beets.  Simple, just a little oil, salt and pepper


A little more complicated vegetable dish, with snap peas, Greens from teh beets and Orange slices...


But the star was of course the lobster tails.


First trick is to butterfly them...

Take your kitchen scissor and cut through the back...

Then Grab each side of the shell and gently pry away the shell away from the meat, Continue to pry the shell away from the meat but keep the back of the meat connected to the shell.


Once the meat is freed, grab the meat, squeeze the shell together to close the gap and lay the meat on top of the shell

And lay the meat on the shell... now it makes a perfect stand for the meat.  Wonderful presentation...

Cooking lobster can not be easier... I made a butter marinade of 2 TBS butter, 1/2 tsp smoked Paprika and pepper.  I added a squeeze of lemon, melted the butter and brushed half on the lobster meat prior to baking...

I slow roasted at 250 degrees, using a meat thermometer to measure when the meat reached 140 degrees!

Pretty confusing plate, but really tasty lobster!


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