Lobster tails with a hint of beer, steaming. Excellent with garlic, lemon juice, and melted butter.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
Ingredients
- 2 whole lobster tail
- ½ (12 fluid ounce) can beer
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, over medium to high heat, bring beer to a boil.
- If lobster tails are still in the shell, split the shell lengthwise first.
- Place a steamer basket on top of the saucepan; place thawed lobster tails in the basket and cover. Reduce heat and simmer for 8 minutes.
Reviews
Turned out amazing!!! Beer never disappoints. lol. Gonna try this with crab legs next!
I made it in my Instapot set on saute in a steamer basket with a spacer under the basket.I did one saute cycle to heat the beer. I added diced garlic and crushed red peppers to the beer. I split the lobster tails and seasoned them with Old Bay. One more saute cycle and they are done perfectly. Serve with melted butter with lemon and your favorite side. I did corn and long grain rice. It was delicious and amazingly easy to make.
This was FANTASTIC! Husband purchased 6 lobster tails from Costco and I split that pack into two/3 tails each. For this recipe, used three of them, a 12oz can of local American brewed Lager and tsp of minced garlic. I then sprinkled the 3 lobsters with 1/4 tsp old bay prior to adding them to the pot. Steamed closer to 10 min (I might have turned my gas stove down too low!) and wow!! The beer/garlic flavor seeped into the lobster meat for a delicious flavor! It truly didn’t need butter! This was amazing. Who knew that lobster, beer and garlic would be such a wonderful combo! Thanks Kathleen!! Kudos!
I was making these for Valentine’s Day, but didn’t have a steamer basket at the condo my girlfriend and I rented. I wanted to do them on the grill, but it was pouring outside. Instead, I tried this method using only 1/4 can of brown ale, setting the tails directly in the pan, (which resulted in about half an inch deep in beer), then covered them with a lid. I cooked them until almost done, then brushed them with a little butter and Old Bay, then put them under the oven broiler for just a few minutes. It worked out great, and they were delicious!
I did not split the lobster, I had very small tails and knew they would cook quick. Turned out moist and very good! Will try next with additional seasonings in the beer. Again, good in its own, but can see where it would only add to this recipe.
This recipe is easy , quick and delicious !
This was easy and savory. I had butter/lemon/garlic sauce for dipping.
This lobster with beer is so amazing, but It has meat on it, but I absolutely love the Lobster as well.
I’m so thrilled to find such an easy recipe for cooking lobster tails! I’ve modified the steaming liquid by adding two teaspoons of garam masala and I’m using blue moon beer. I’m serving it with roasted baby potatoes, garlic, pearl onions, and broccoli pieces! I’ll post pictures etc! Yummm!
Easy to make – lobster tails turn out moist and flavorful. A nice treat for a special occasion.
Excellent recipe. Scallops take 8 minutes as well. Throw them in with the tails.
I used a small amount of white wine instead. Don’t have a steamer so I just put the lobster in the pot shell side down! I had two 4 ounce tails and steamed them covered, for about 7 minutes. They did curl up but I had cut them with kitchen shears and loosened the flesh before steaming. It was pretty easy to crack open the shell where I had cut it. Delicious! I was nervous because I had never cooked lobster before.
So easy and very tasty
Delicious, I’ll definitely make it again. I’ll probably run a skewer through them though to keep them from curling.
For my taste buds the beer and lobster really didn’t work well. I’ve done beer battered shrimp and that was quite delicious.
Excellent recipe. I can’t wait to serve again
Really like this, BF complimented on the flavor. I used a dark craft local beer. I will totally do this again! Thank you for sharing!
I always make my loser tails using this recipe. The flavor is perfect! I like the other reviews idea, about using a wooden skewer to keep the shell from curling up. I will definitely try that next time!
tasty
These were great! So easy , I’ll probably never cook lobster tails any other wayj. Next time, I’ll try with wine instead of beer.
This was an ok recipe. The beer does give the meat some flavor but be careful what beer you use. Also, don’t go by the time stated to steam the tails. Mine took less time. Not sure I’d use this recipe again. The kids didn’t like the taste the beer left on the meat. If they are around next time I wouldn’t use the beer.