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Recipe Poached Lobster Tails
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Butter Poached Lobster Tails Recipe

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Lobster tail meat is poached in a butter bath, rendering the meat buttery and tender.  
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 5
Course: Poaching
Cuisine: Poaching
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

2-3 tbsp. water

Method
 

  1. In a saucepan, bring 2-3 tbs. of water to a simmer over medium heat.
    Water poach Lobster
  2. Whisk in 1 tbsp. Butter, when butter melts, add another piece. Continuing to add butter pieces — 1 cup (two sticks total). Do not let the butter boil, or it will separate. Try to keep the butter between 160 and 180 degrees F. Use an instant-read thermometer to keep it below 180°F.
    Whisk butter poach lobster
  3. Add defrosted, raw tails. Cook for 5-8 minutes, then turn tails in the butter mixture. Again, make sure the butter does not boil; reduce the heat if necessary. Be careful not to overcook lobster. Poached lobster tails should have an internal temperature of about 135-140°
    lobster tails cooked butter

Notes

Serve poached lobster tails right from the pan with fresh sliced lemons.

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