Chef's Tip: How to Prep Lobster Tail
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If you've ever been intimidated by preparing lobster, this how-to video shows you how easy it is to get your lobster tail ready for my Easy Lobster Pasta recipe! Follow along as we prep the lobster in just a few easy steps. Then, watch my tutorial for Easy Lobster Pasta - Lobster is expensive, so this recipe is a great way to make a little bit of lobster go a long way. Enjoy!
Equipment
- Kitchen shears
Ingredients
- 4 lobster tails
Instructions
- To prepare the lobster, use a set of kitchen shears, and cut down through the middle of the hard shell back spine of the lobster all the way to where the fin meets the tail.
- Next flip the tail over and press on the sides to loosen up the meat. If the meat is not releasing easily, cut through the bottom membrane to loosen up meat. Using little snips to release the membrane from the meat. Try not to cut through the meat. Next take the tail and kind of push it in half to loosen up the meat. Next take your fingers, and working from the hard shell side of the lobster tail take your fingers and slide them between the hard shell membrane and the meat and try to release the meat gently and carefully down the sides.
- Once the meat loose you can pull it out of the tail and pop it up over the shell and place in your steamer and steam for 5 minutes.
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