Grilled Lobster Tails with Herb Butter

By ctaubenheim

From: Neeley's on Food Network

Ingredients

• 1 stick salted butter at room temp
• 2 Tbsp chopped chives
• 1 Tbsp chopped tarragon leaves
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• dash hot sauce
• freshly ground black pepper
• 4 (7oz) lobster tails
• olive oil
• kosher salt
• lemon wedges, for garnish
• chive sprigs
• NOTE: Need 4 metal skewers

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 20mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your grill to direct medium high heat.

In a small bowl blend butter, chives, tarragon, minced garlic, hot sauce, and black pepper with a rubber spatula. Blend thoroughly. Cover with plastic wrap and reserve. Using kitchen shears, butterfly the lobster tails straight down the middle of the softer underside of the shell. Cut the meat down the center without cutting all the way thru. Insert a metal skewer down the lobster tail so the tail stands straight. Brush the tails with olive oil and season with salt to taste.

Grill lobsters cut side down over medium high heat about 5 minutes, until the shells are bright in color. Turn the tails over and spoon a generous Tbsp of herbed butter onto the butterflied meat. Grill for another 4 minutes, or until the lobstere meat is an opague white color. Remove lobster tails from the grill and serve with more herb butter and lemon wedges. Garnish with chive sprigs.