To celebrate the grand opening of this blog we’re preparing lobster!

This delicious crustacean is quick and easy to make.

Lobster can be pretty spendy, but it is much cheaper making it at home. In my opinion the best I’ve had has also been at home.

Start to finish completion time: Around 15 minutes

Ingredients:

Frozen lobster tail (Any size and quantity)

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1 teaspoon thyme

1 teaspoon lemon & herb blend

1 teaspoon onion & herb blend

Paprika

1/4 cup white wine

Optional herbs: Onion powder and garlic powder

I put estimates for spices above, please use the spices as you see fit for your own tastes.

Let’s start cooking!

If your lobster is still frozen, put the lobster in a pot of hot tap water for around 20 minutes. If the lobster is already thawed out, go to the next step.

If your lobster is thawing or already thawed, now is the time to preheat your oven to around 475 degrees Fahrenheit.

Next make your herb butter sauce.

Place around 1/2 cup butter in a small sauce pan.

Once the butter is melted, add a splash of wine and then add the herbs. How I decided the quantity of herbs I put in the butter is if I like the smell, I add more. Simple solution that has never stirred me wrong.

Now the sauce is completed.

Place the thawed lobster on either a cookie sheet or a broiler pan. Make sure to line the sheet with foil.

With scissors cut the top of the lobster as far along the back as you can. Sometimes this is easy, but sometimes the lobster has a harder shell. Just do your best.

After you cut the lobster’s back, try to pull the shell to the sides slightly.

With a spoon, pour some of the butter mixture over the lobster flesh.

Sprinkle paprika over the lobster flesh. I used Hungarian paprika, but you can use whatever paprika you have.

Place the lobster in the oven for 4 minutes. Then take the lobster out and flip upside down. Pour butter sauce over the lobster flesh and sprinkle more paprika over the flesh.

Cook the lobster for 4 more minutes.

Remove the lobster from the oven, flip again so that the lobster is upright. With a sharp knife, cut down the middle of the lobster. Make sure not to cut all the way through the lobster. Baste once more with the butter sauce and sprinkle in paprika. This time the butter mixture gets deeper into the lobster flesh.

Cook for 3 more minutes.

Remove the lobster from the oven. Cut deeper with a knife so that the lobster is cut in half the long way. Cover in the remaining butter sauce and sprinkle one last time in paprika.

Cook for 3 minutes and you’re done!

I usually serve mine with some SteamFresh brand green beans. I hope you enjoyed this lobster as much as I did. 🙂