| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 27 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 17 min |
| Yield: | 8 to 10 shooters |
Ingredients
- 4 pounds salted butter, clarified
- 4 to 6 fresh Maine lobster tails
- 3 garlic cloves
- 4 fresh lemons, juiced
Instructions
- Reserve 1 cup of clarified butter and try to keep warm.
- Place lobster tails in a large pot and cover with the remaining butter. Add 3 cloves of garlic to the pot. Poach on a low heat until the lobster shell changes color and meat is cooked. Allow to cool slightly and harvest meat from tails. Chop meat into bite-size pieces.
- While meat is still warm, assemble the shooters. In shot glass pour a bit of the reserved warm butter into each glass. Top with lobster meat and drizzle with a bit of the lemon juice.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 10 servings |
| Calories | 1367 |
| Total Fat | 148 g |
| Saturated Fat | 93 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 1 g |
| Protein | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 485 mg |
| Sodium | 1485 mg |
Reviews
Great recipe! I modified it by using a deeper pan and less butter. I used two lbs. of *unsalted* butter and clarified it myself. I added salt later. This was wonderful for a business meeting and clinched the deal!
I can’t thank you enough for such a great recipe for my husband’s 50th Birhtday Wine and Cheese Party. Since there was no meal offered, this serving size was ideal for an elegant detail to our intimate, yet memorable get-together. I made enough to go around several times and our friends were RAVING about this everytime I’d come around with it. Will definitely repeat at all intimate reunions. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
Paula, I am hosting a large event in savannah and would love to have your private chief make these fabulous lobster shooters. Could you help me out.
Sydney from Charlotte
Sydney from Charlotte
We served these at my daughter’s wedding and EVERYONE loved them! Nothing could be easier or yummier! Hat’s off to Libbie for a simple, yummy recipe that everyone can make and enjoy!
Haven’t seen an appetizer recipe that is better than this. Butter, lobster and a squeeze of lemon juice. Perfect. Again, wish chef/caterer would have been on with Paula. Seemed weird with her there by herself talking about her birthday party. Liked the flower softballs that were on the plate. Really cool.
I think I have died and gone to heaven. So elegant and easy. We added a splash of Tabasco in some. Great simple and delicious appetizer. I love how the caterer displayed them in the square shot glasses and what were those cool flower balls on the platters she used? My friends and I love Paula, but would love to see her talk more about plate garnish ideas like that.
Lobster plus Butter, what could be better.