Cold Water Lobster Tails

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Microwave:* Keep frozen until ready to cook. Remove plastic wrap from frozen tails and place in a microwave safe baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap, venting one corner of dish. Place in microwave and cook on 30% power for 9 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking time. Flip tails, cover, vent one corner and cook on 60% power for 6 - 7 minutes. Let stand one minute. Remove from microwave and prepare for serving. To serve in shell, remove underside membrane by cutting along each side of tail, pull to remove membrane. To remove from shell, cut away underside membrane and insert fingers between shell and meat at heavy end and work meat loose from shell.
Oven: Keep frozen until ready to cook. Preheat oven to 450°F. Remove tail from plastic and wrap each tail tightly in heavy-duty aluminum foil. Place on baking sheet in oven on center rack. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and prepare as above for serving.
Broil or Grill: Thaw lobster in the refrigerator. Preheat broiler, position top rack 3-4 inches from broiler or grill to medium. Butterfly tails by cutting down through middle of hard shell with a sharp knife. Cut through flesh but not underside membrane. Hold tail in both hands and open flat, butterfly style. Brush lightly with melted butter or olive oil. Place lobster tails on broiling pan, shell side down or flesh side down on grill. Cook for 6-8 minutes, flipping when necessary if flare up occurs on grill.
*Cooking time based on 1100-watt microwave with turntable. Adjust time for lower wattage microwaves. If not using a turntable, rotate once during cooking.
Country of Origin: Western Australia - Wild Caught