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Smoked lobster tails with bourbon butter sauce on slate serving board, showing golden glazed meat, fresh parsley garnish, and caramelized shell presentation

Smoked Lobster Tails with Bourbon Butter Sauce

Luxury smoked lobster tails with rich bourbon butter sauce featuring quality bourbon, garlic, brown sugar, and smoked paprika for the ultimate special occasion seafood
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • - 3 lobster tails 6-8 oz each
  • - Your favorite poultry seasoning
  • - Salt and pepper to taste
  • - ½ cup unsalted butter
  • - 2 cloves garlic minced
  • - ¼ cup good-quality bourbon Knob Creek, Woodford, or Maker's Mark
  • - 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • - 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • - ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • - ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
  • - Pinch of kosher salt
  • - Fresh parsley and lemon wedges for garnish

Method
 

  1. Butterfly lobster tails by cutting through top shell and pulling meat up to rest on shell. Season with poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper.
  2. Preheat smoker to 250°F with mild wood chips like apple or cherry.
  3. Smoke lobster tails meat-side up for 20-25 minutes until internal temperature reaches 140°F.
  4. Make bourbon butter sauce: melt butter, sauté garlic, add bourbon, brown sugar, paprika, and cayenne. Simmer 2-3 minutes.
  5. Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice and salt. Taste and adjust seasoning.
  6. Rest lobster 3-5 minutes, brush with bourbon butter sauce, garnish with parsley and lemon.

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