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A fried lobster tail on a plate.
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Fried Lobster Tails

These fried lobster tails are lightly seasoned and breaded and fried to golden perfection. They're perfect for a special meal.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 202kcal
Author: Karin and Ken

Ingredients

  • 2 lobster tails
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • vegetable oil for frying
  • melted butter for dipping

Instructions

  • Get out and measure your ingredients.
    Overhead photo of all the ingredients needed to make fried lobster tails.
  • Remove lobster tail from shell. Using a kitchen sheers, cut from the front to back on the belly side of the lobster.
    Kitchen sheers cutting open lobster tail.
  • Repeat this on the top side of the lobster. Gently pull shell off the tail.
    Kitchen sheers cutting open lobster tail.
  • Using a sharp knife, cut a slit along the top of the tail, lengthwise. This will expose the intestinal vein. Using the tip of the knife, remove it.
    Removing the intestinal vein from lobster tail.
  • Season both lobster tails with salt, pepper, and paprika. Allow to sit for 3 minutes.
    Lobster tails seasoned with salt, pepper, and paprika.
  • Preheat vegetable oil in a small pan over medium heat. Vegetable oil should be about ½ inch deep. Oil is ready when a drop of water flicked in it dances.
  • Whisk flour and baking powder together and put it on a flat dish.
  • Dredge each lobster tail in milk.
    Seasoned lobster tails submerged in milk inside a bowl.
  • Before rolling it in the flour mixture.
    Lobster tail then rolled around in flour mixture.
  • Shake off excess.
    Flour coated lobster tail. Excess flour shaken off.
  • Place breaded tails in hot oil for 2 minutes.
    Carefully placing coated lobster tails in a frying pan with oil.
  • Flip and fry for 2-3 more minutes until coating is golden brown.
    Lobster tails frying inside a pan
  • Serve with melted butter.
    Cooked fried lobster tails served on a white plate with a fork.
  • Enjoy every bite.
    A bite of Fried lobster tail on a fork. The fork is dipping the lobster in melted butter.

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Nutrition

Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 1563mg | Potassium: 253mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 181IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 189mg | Iron: 2mg