How to Clean and Prepare Lobster Tails

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This step-by-step tutorial and guide will show you how clean and prepare raw or frozen lobster tails.

1

Use kitchen shears or a sharp knife to make cut down the center of the top of the shell.

2

Carefully remove the meat from the shell by gently pulling it out with your fingers.

3

Remove the dark vein running down the center of the tail. This is the intestinal tract.

4

Rinse the lobster meat and shell under cold water and pat it completely dry.