How to Cook Lobster Tails | Garlic Butter Lobster Tails Recipe | Chef Tips

Today I’m showing you how to cook lobster tails with a recipe that’s easy to prepare, but so big on flavor! I’ve been making this lobster tails recipe since I first started cooking professionally with chef Homaru Cantu (of Chicago’s MOTO fame), back when we worked together at Lake Arrowhead Resort in California. We made this garlic butter lobster tail recipe for New Year’s Eve back in the 1990s and it sold like crazy!
This garlic butter lobster tail recipe uses just a few ingredients. I bought my lobster tails at Costco, and the price was just $50 for 6 tails, as opposed to $50 or more per serving at most California restaurants! Here's what you'll need to make the lobster tails. Note: You can cook this lobster tail on the grill, but it can be just as easily made on a cast iron grill or even a frying pan inside the home.
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Easy Garlic Butter Lobster Tails
6 lobster tails
For each two tails:
2 teaspoons chive oil (1 per tail) or your favorite olive oil or grapeseed oil: • This 1-Minute Herb Oil...
1 pinch kosher salt
Fresh cracked pepper
How to Make Lobster Tail Butter Baste:
2 heaping tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon garlic-shallot puree
1/4 cup water, as needed, with 1/2 cup extra on hand
2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley
1 pinch salt, if desired
Fresh minced chives, as garnish
To prepare this lobster tail with butter, you’ll need an outdoor grill or a cast iron grill pan. Watch the video to see how it’s made!
I recommend serving this with garlic mashed potatoes, filet mignon and creamed spinach!
Garlic Mashed Potatoes: • Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Creamed Steakhouse Spinach: • Creamed Spinach Recipe...
Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon: • Bacon Wrapped Filet Mi...
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[@christysims7580]

I found this chef/recipie since I had some lobster tails and was looking for a good way to cook them. I have cooked lobster tails many times and they have been good in the past. I followed this recipie to the T and they were the BEST I have ever done and tasted like I was at a fine dining restaurant!!! And it really was easy! I did not have that searing pan he used, however I have a gas stove that has a griddle in the middle and seared them on that, it worked like a charm!

[@ChefTips]

So glad you enjoyed this!

[@Judycantfail]

Just followed your recipe and it was a hit with the family! Thank you!

[@ChefTips]

Glad you liked it!!

[@maichavang6896]

I love a man that can cook!

[@andis9076]

Everything is good with butter and garlic :)

[@lovelygirl1730]

Looks good I’m making this tomorrow for my birthday June 6 . Thanks for video

[@derryXDINES]

Looks fantastic! I don't cook lobster enough because i'm afraid i'm going to overcook it. Grill pan is a great idea

[@ChefTips]

Follow this and you won't over cook it. Cheers!

[@Ceijonius]

I made this for my parents this eve for Valentine's day dinner! 🥩🦞🧄🥔🥛 spinach, Red V🍰🍾🥰🥂4 dessert. Thanks for posting and I will def use this as a go to!👍🏾😊👊🏾 I did use only one pan, and white wine to deglaze instead of water tho.😌

[@ChefTips]

Sounds great! Thanks for sharing.

[@foodlovers9604]

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[@proudexmuslim2354]

Wow🤤🤤

[@martinaarriaga7753]

Buttery lobster tail, yummy! Thank you , I’m loving the garlic butter sauce it’s cooked in👍

[@ChefTips]

Give it a try!

[@reeree345]

This is an awesome recipe. Very simple yet so tasty.

[@proudexmuslim2354]

That looks mouthwatering 😭🤤🤤🤤 delicious

[@danielquezada3058]

Why am I watching this in bed 🤤. Thank you chef!

[@ChefTips]

Haha, thanks! Hope you enjoy it. Happy New Year!

[@Jwstevenson]

Me too 😂😂

[@jayjayjay835]

Me tooo

[@Theegoaat]

The KZbin algorithm knows what we like 🤤 😂

[@jesustierrafria2515]

😂

[@rousseltruongcanada4017]

So YUMMY 😜Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@RealHypocrisy]

welcome back +)

[@marijan4528]

Thanks to that, I'm preparing my lobsters in the same manner as u did,and 😄👍

[@ChefTips]

Great 👍

[@antoniajagodic]

❤️❤️❤️

[@litafenton4795]

This one is different than all the others

[@RizzyTheGrizzly]

Looks great thank you

[@ChefTips]

Thank you too!

[@SweetChicagoGator]

Beautiful tip, but skip the NASTY BUTTER !!

[@kencyjeanpaul8379]

Can I please have the green oil Name please I am new suscriber

[@ChefTips]

Hello. It is olive oil infused with chives.

[@kencyjeanpaul8379]

@@ChefTips thank you so much

[@foodlovers9604]

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[@proudexmuslim2354]

@@ChefTips what are chives?

[@OhSankYouDoktor]

Nice technique, but I would have added some lemon.

[@ShowYouOnceAgain]

In 10 months, the price of lobster tail at Costco has gone up by $6. I'm glad you showed the price. I just picked up eight lobster tails for Thanksgiving! Thanks for making the video, it's very helpful!

[@sketchtheparadigmyork1217]

Lobster for Thanksgiving!! How fun and unique and YUMMY! My family would never, they’re so boring.

[@CashousePoker]

Just bought 4 and spent $36😮

[@InspiringMealtimewithLaTonya]

That snow looks so beautiful!! This dish looks absolutely delicious and super easy to make!😋

[@ChefTips]

Thanks! Hope you enjoy the recipe!

[@VinhNguyen-cs2ny]

Man you make mouth melted so good 😊 hey where Chardonnay 😎?🍾👌👌👌💓Tkhs

[@Bopayo]

Hi chef. Just wanted to say that you were one of the first chefs I started watching when I was trying to learn new recipes, and that was about 10 years ago. It's great to see that you're still doing your thing (and have hardly seemed to age). Best wishes.

[@ChefTips]

Thank you! Best wishes and happy cooking!

[@z-man7883]

Nice recipe thanks for sharing. For some reason I always find the Costco lobster tails to be much saltier than fresh live lobsters.

[@ChefTips]

Interesting! I haven't experienced that, but we don't buy lobster that often.

[@jinnypooh80]

Wow, Lobster there were cheap that time. I live in Sydney, I've tried to buy this year 2023 they are $85 for 3 piece. I went local fish market 1 piece is $25. Too expensive 😢

[@armenianarm4407]

I think lemon juice would be ideal to the butter water mixture.

[@billyjunior1917]

Easy to love ... lobster, especially cold water, New England lobster. I do not like to add flavors to lobster, their taste IS the only taste I want to savor. Butter belongs on things like EGGS, TOAST, vegetables that you don't like, not LOBSTER. IMNSFHO, baking lobster tails is the only way to go. Free the meat from the shell and then either leave the meat exposed or put it back in the shell, each tastes somewhat different than the other. Any other flavorings that I might think appropriate or intriguing are served as sides. Sampling them is at the discretion of the person served a baked LOBSTER TAIL. Experimenting with extra flavors is pretty much up to your choice of white wines. But don't forget that a sip of wine is FLUSHING the lobster flavor out of you mouth & taste buds. Devour baked lobster tail all by itself, then take a break from eating to enjoy what's happening inside you.

[@teelevi5656]

We have that evryday ! Island lifestyle 😄 nd we get it fresh nd free .

[@withsamar8685]

Thanks for this recipe hope you new year

[@ChefTips]

Happy New Year! Thank you!

[@HeshTatu]

looks good chef! my mouth is watering. thank you for the videos have a happy new year

[@ChefTips]

Thank you! Hope you enjoy it! Happy New Year!

[@John-hh8lq]

Thank you, we just had some on Christmas day and they were amazing.

[@izens4kcamera611]

God is with you all godbless and your families and everyone in the world amen 🙏 god and Jesus are good

[@SmokedOutByMiguel512]

Just bought a lobster tail will be doing this recipe

[@leviniahill454]

Thank you for the vid. I never would have used water in the butter mixture. Im off to make this now 😊

[@ChefTips]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@marialev2220]

Looks simple but tasty 😊will try it soon,thanks for sharing the recipe

[@ChefTips]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@shawnRamdeen]

Made this a few times and it is simple to do and the taste is amazing.

[@ChefTips]

Great to hear!

[@bl1204]

Does it make any difference if I cook the lobster without the shell? 🤔

[@ChefTips]

Yes. Cooking the lobster with the shells always give it more flavor.

[@bobhelwig3947]

That all is nice, but, you didn’t take the poop vein out!

[@smyton4tw]

Im glad you made this comment. I wanted to make lobster for mothers day and was looking at recipes. I assumed lobster tails were already cleaned of all that, but I was definitely wrong!

[@csrboltfan2643]

Don't know any restaurant that charges $50 for a lobster tail. $30 maybe, but not $50.

[@CaliforniaTravelTips]

You must not live in California (or the US)!

[@csrboltfan2643]

Nope. Live in Florida.

[@jennifersimotas2585]

No lemon?

[@mariahhicks6098]

This looks so tantalizing and scrumptious! I can't wait to make this!

[@ChefTips]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@renamaze]

Thank you, I made this today! It was delicious🙂

[@obad_alwaqidi]

معلم وشيف راقي تحيه لك من دولة اليمن 🇾🇪

[@m0ph3ad86]

great video

[@Mushie_SprinkleSprinkle]

Oh my god… only one minute in and he ruined the lobster… I’m big mad

[@bayareayackem100]

Seem like a bland recipe

[@fatallyfresh3932]

Indeed not much a flavor profile going on. However, keep in mind lobster is a delicacy that packs a ton of natural flavor just like any seafood, it doesn't need a lot of attention and sometimes less is more!

[@leightongalleries6057]

Excellent. I'd add lemon to the mix, but I always use lemon with lobstah.

[@sreykmao69]

How long do you baste the lobster with butter?

[@ChefTips]

Until it's cooked to your liking.

[@afshanmohammad6663]

Hi Chef, This video is so easy tips to understand. mouth is watery i wish you could make for me haha! I wanted to ask you a question, did you boiled the lobster before frying in the low gas?

[@ChefTips]

No, just right in the pan. Hope you enjoy it!

[@savannahherrera377]

Made my mouth water WHILE WATCHING

[@Karinaurista]

so easy and delicious thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ChefTips]

You are so welcome!

[@mazdakmorati2297]

You didn’t mentioned how long to cook them for !!??

[@manle8517]

is this a soup ??? :))) i feel like you are cook soup

[@francotrovato6725]

Mate you’re an absolute legend! Thanks for this recipe, it tastes awesome

[@paullebel7268]

Water?

[@faa1749]

🦞🦀🦐

[@cringyjerry4613]

Amazing recipe, thank you!

[@ChefTips]

Thank you for commenting.

[@kc3621]

I'd cook lobster but I'm on a shrimp cocktail budget right now.😂 I'm making this but with some shrimp instead. Happy new year everyone.

[@ChefTips]

Happy new year!!

[@bloodandwhiskeyfilms]

You are charming and lovely and clear and easy to follow thank you! Have a great night !

[@ChefTips]

Thank you so much!

[@Jmoneypoprocks]

Nice, I’m trying that toay🎉

[@ChefTips]

Cool! Hope you enjoy them.

[@telf1857]

gordon ramsey says never rinse lobster in water

[@worldcooking]

Good recipe!

[@ChefTips]

Thanks!

[@lunapuna5759]

nice eye contact when you took that meat

[@maraeairimana]

❤ THANK YOU CHEF for your expertise (1st timer)

[@ChefTips]

My pleasure 😊

[@kai9268_1]

I love lobster, my first time trying to prepare it at home! Thanks Chef it turned out great!

[@ChefTips]

That’s awesome! Thanks for commenting. Cheers!

[@antoniobaskerville6823]

Great Lobster Dish ❤

[@sttan6886]

simplicity at its Best

[@ChefTips]

Thanks!

[@snowsawhney9637]

Looks delicious..will definitely try it out 😋😋👍

[@juttakasapis6408]

Amazing😊

[@ChefTips]

Thanks! Hope you enjoy it!

[@denisedenise3602]

Omg, beautiful!!! It's too late to buy and cook this for tonight but my birthday is in a few days so you bet, I'm gonna give it a try!!!!!❤️

[@ChefTips]

Hope you enjoy it, and happy birthday!!

[@99JJHH]

4:46 damn i felt that too

[@ahmedabdi2078]

Thanks

[@ChefTips]

Welcome!

[@emiliomenendez1819]

No is 60lol

[@o.b.productions874]

water? 🤨

[@lll1146]

amazing!

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Hey. Is it possible to boil it. Then sear it on a pan slightly or do what u did with the butter

[@leightongalleries6057]

Absolutely. Just don't overdo it. It can become chewy if cooked too long. I'd suggest a 5-6 minute boil, and that will help to free the meat from the shell too.

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Leighton Galleries thanks. U were right.

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Leighton Galleries I’ve made 16 tails now lol. I got lucky and got 10 four oz for free and I took the last 6 with a five finger discount lol.

[@leightongalleries6057]

@@Puppy_Puppington Damn near a felony at those prices.

[@gdamachustle]

I added sherry instead of water

[@ChefTips]

Nice!

[@jimmytai1915]

Thanks ❤

[@ChefTips]

You're welcome 😊

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Heck yeah it’s expensive. And it’s for no good reason! Just because they can charge a lot and create an image of it NOT being a “poverty food” lol... regardless, my mother and I steal a decent amount anytime we crave it. What’s funny is that today we stole like 13 lobster tails, & we were paying for the other 7 but the meat cutting deli guy, messed up with the label!!! So even if we didn’t steal the tails, we would’ve paid a total of $15 for 20 tails!!!! I think maybe he was tired today 😲 so he gave us an insanely low price. And the lazy chick at the register doesn’t care or notice anything lol she just scans... so it was pointless for us to take most of them. Man, I wish corporations & the big boy execs started equalizing pay. The wage gap is just INSANE.

[@IllIllIllIllIII]

What's an alternative for that oil you used? Because i'm not going to watch your other video and make your oil before i can continue to prepare the lobster, Einstein

[@dangcao8341]

Great vid!

[@ChefTips]

Thank you!

[@luvmia97blogspot]

It has been such a long time since i ate lobster T_T