Lets move on to how long to boil lobster tails .Before cooking lobster tails , its recommended to thaw them in the refidgerator for 24 hours first , cooking from frozen will result in much tougher meat , which is not what you want. A faster defrosting method is to place the tails in a bag , seal it , then place the bag in a bowl of water and place in the fridge.

If its just lobster tails you are cooking , then this can be acheived in about 10 minutes. Simply heat a pot of water until it begins to boil , then place the lobster tails in for around 10 minutes until the meat is cooked throughout. The tails may curl while boiling or steaming , so this can be solved by simply placing a wooden skewer through them.

Boiling lobster tails is perfectly fine , but i recommend for a better taste and more palletable meat , to steam them. Before steaming, place wooden skewers through the tails to stop them from curling. Then place around 4-5 cups of water in a colander and bring to the boil. Place 3-4 tails in the top steaming colander , cover the pot and leave to steam. The lobster tails will become red and the meat will go white as it cooks. Generally you should cook the lobster for about 1 and a half minutes per ounce , but when deciding how long to boil lobster tails common sense applies , just check the meat periodically. Once cooked , simply run the tails under a cold tap to stop the cooking process and to rinse them. Then serve with whatever you have prepared. some melted butter in a cup alongside some lemon wedges tastes fantastic.