🦞 Golden Lobster Medallions in Aromatic Garlic-Herb Butter 🧄✨

🦞 Golden Lobster Medallions in Aromatic Garlic-Herb Butter 🧄✨
Ingredients:

For the Lobster:

  • 1½ to 2 lbs lobster tail meat, cut into bite-sized chunks
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil or unsalted butter
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

For the Garlic-Herb Butter Sauce:

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 1 tablespoon seafood stock
  • Red pepper flakes

Instructions:

  1. Prepare the Lobster
  • If using frozen lobster, thaw completely
  • Remove meat from shells and cut into bite-sized chunks
  1. Cook the Lobster
  • Heat oil or butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat
  • Sauté lobster chunks for 2-3 minutes until opaque
  • Season with salt and pepper
  • Remove from skillet and set aside
  1. Create the Sauce
  • In the same skillet, melt butter over medium heat
  • Sauté minced garlic for 1-2 minutes until fragrant
  • Add seafood stock and simmer for 2 minutes
  • Incorporate lemon juice, thyme, and red pepper flakes
  • Simmer for one minute
  1. Combine
  • Return lobster to skillet
  • Gently coat with sauce
  • Simmer 1-2 minutes
  • Adjust seasoning to taste
  1. Finish and Serve
  • Transfer to serving platter
  • Spoon sauce over lobster
  • Garnish with parsley
  • Serve with lemon wedges

Chef’s Secret: For the most tender lobster, remove it from heat as soon as it turns opaque – it will continue cooking slightly in the residual heat of the sauce.