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Pressure Cooker Lobster Tails with Butter Sauce

Pressure Cooker Lobster Tails

I splurge Y’all!  I made some tasty Pressure Cooker Lobster Tails with Butter Sauce! A lobster tail in instant pot is truly the easiest method I have tried.

I was shopping at Costco this past week and ran across their seafood section in the freezer area.  I don’t normally shop that part of the store but I was looking for party foods.  I came across the largest king crab legs I have ever seen in my whole life!  Those babies were huge!  They were crazy expensive too.

I wanna say a huge package was a little over $200.  Next to these humongous crab legs, was a box of 5-pound box of lobster tails for $99!  WHOA!  The weird thing is that I couldn’t see inside of this white box to see how many lobster tails make up 5 pounds.

Pressure Cooker Lobster

After much thought about making some delicious lobster tails at home, I decided to purchase this box.  I normally don’t go overboard and spend quite that much on food but I ended up talking myself into buying it because it would have cost way more than that to take my large family out to dinner just once if we all ordered lobster.

I got home and immediately opened the box and there were 18 lobster tails in there!  WOW!

I have never in my life made lobster tails in a pressure cooker before and believe me when I tell you I was really scared they wouldn’t come out.  I was afraid I would overcook them and then they would taste rubbery.  I was afraid to make a mistake cooking this expensive meal.

Steamed Lobster Tails

Here’s the other thing.  They come in the box frozen.  I decided to test cook them in my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo model pressure cooker from frozen.  I set all fear aside and went for it! I thought why not try steamed lobster tails!

Use Your Steamer Basket When Steaming Lobster Tails

I cooked them on manual pressure set on high for exactly 4 minutes.  I had purchased an extra steamer basket that fits in the 6 quart Instant Pot pressure cooker on Amazon a long time ago.

It comes in handy when making big meals.  I really needed that steamer basket because I steamed 8 lobster tails at the same time!  I layered the first trivet with four lobster tails and then I added the basket and put the next four lobster tails right on top of the other ones.  Came out perfect!

Pressure Cooker Lobster Tails with Butter Sauce Ingredients

Lobster Tails Ingredients

• Frozen Lobster Tails
• 1 Cup of water
• 1 Tablespoon of your favorite Old Bay Seasoning
• Instant Pot DUO 6 qt Pressure Cooker

Butter Sauce Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dill weed or cilantro (whichever you prefer)

Pressure Cooker Lobster Tails with Butter Sauce Instructions

1. Start by prepping the lobster tails for steaming.  Use kitchen shears and cut a line down the inside of each shell.  (I made the mistake of not doing this my first time and the lobsters curl up making them hard to cut when they are hot)
2. Add one cup of water in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.
3. Add 1 tablespoon of Old Bay seasoning to the water in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.
4. Place the trivet in the bottom of the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker on top of the water mixture.
5. Place 4 lobster tails shell side down.
6. Next, place the steamer basket on top of the first 4 lobster tails and add the remaining tails on the top of that steamer basket.
7. Lock the cover and make sure the vent is set to seal.
8. Now press the manual button and use the plus or minus buttons to adjust the minutes to 4 minutes.  (Note:  I used 4 minutes because the lobster tails were frozen)
9. It’s important to know that your pressure cooker will take a while to heat up with frozen ingredients in it.  I wanna say mine took about 10 to 15 minutes to heat up and get going.
10. The timer will switch to say “on” when it is heating up.  Once it’s heated, it will start to count down the minutes from 4 when it is steaming.
11. When the lobster tails are steaming in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker, this is when I make the butter sauce.
12. To make the butter sauce, simply place a tablespoon of butter in a frying pan and cooking it for about 3 minutes until it turns brown.  Add the remaining butter and a teaspoon of fresh minced garlic.  Once it has completely melted add the remaining ingredients (lemon juice, pepper, and either cilantro or dill weed seasonings) to the butter mixture.  Mix all the ingredients together and set aside.
13. Once the pressure cooker beeps telling you the time is up, turn it off and do a quick release of the steam.  Careful not to place your hands on top of the button because that is where the steam comes out and it will burn you.
14. Once the steam has completely released, then unlock the lid and remove the lobster tails using kitchen tongs.
15. Serve the lobster tails immediately with the butter sauce.

Pro Note:  I use these same instructions even if I am only making 2 or 4 lobster tails at a time.  The time doesn’t change.  If you are making fresh lobsters that have already thawed, I would only add 3 minutes to the pressure cooker time settings.

Lobster Tails

These lobster tails came out perfectly tender when I steamed them from frozen!  I was completely amazed!  Gosh, I love my Instant Pot Pressure cooker!  The 6-quart model works well for my family of four.

Here are a few photos we took of this process:

Pressure Cooker Lobster Tails with Butter Sauce Recipe Nutrition

Serves 4

Calories 526, Total C 0.8g, Fiber 0.1g, Net C 0.7g, Sugars 0.1g, Fat 47.2g, Protein 25.4g

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Servings 4 servings

Calories 526

Ingredients

  

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• Frozen Lobster Tails
• 1 Cup of water
• 1 Tablespoon of your favorite Old Bay Seasoning
• Instant Pot DUO 6 qt Pressure Cooker
• Butter Sauce Ingredients
• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dill weed or cilantro whichever you prefer

Instructions

 

• Start by prepping the lobster tails for steaming.  Use kitchen shears and cut a line down the inside of each shell.  (I made the mistake of not doing this my first time and the lobsters curl up making them hard to cut when they are hot)
• Add one cup of water in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.
• Add 1 tablespoon of Old Bay seasoning to the water in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.
• Place the trivet in the bottom of the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker on top of the water mixture.
• Place 4 lobster tails shell side down.
• Next, place the steamer basket on top of the first 4 lobster tails and add the remaining tails on the top of that steamer basket.
• Lock the cover and make sure the vent is set to seal.
• Now press the manual button and use the plus or minus buttons to adjust the minutes to 4 minutes.  (Note:  I used 4 minutes because the lobster tails were frozen)
• It's important to know that your pressure cooker will take a while to heat up with frozen ingredients in it.  I wanna say mine took about 10 to 15 minutes to heat up and get going.
• The timer will switch to say "on" when it is heating up.  Once it's heated, it will start to count down the minutes from 4 when it is steaming.
• When the lobster tails are steaming in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker, this is when I make the butter sauce.
• To make the butter sauce, simply place a tablespoon of butter in a frying pan and cooking it for about 3 minutes until it turns brown.  Add the remaining butter and a teaspoon of fresh minced garlic.  Once it has completely melted add the remaining ingredients (lemon juice, pepper, and either cilantro or dill weed seasonings) to the butter mixture.  Mix all the ingredients together and set aside.
• Once the pressure cooker beeps telling you the time is up, turn it off and do a quick release of the steam.  Careful not to place your hands on top of the button because that is where the steam comes out and it will burn you.
• Once the steam has completely released, then unlock the lid and remove the lobster tails using kitchen tongs.
• Serve the lobster tails immediately with the butter sauce.
• Note:  I use these same instructions even if I am only making 2 or 4 lobster tails at a time.  The time doesn't change.  If you are making fresh lobsters that have already thawed, I would only add 3 minutes to the pressure cooker time settings.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 526 | Carbohydrates: 0.8g | Protein: 25.4g | Fat: 47.2g | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Net Carbs: 0.7g

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