Deep Fried Lobster recipe

All Recipes Seafood Shellfish Lobster

Ingredients

2 cups cornmeal
½ cup all-purpose flour
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
4 pounds fresh lobster tails, cleaned and halved but still in shell
2 quarts oil for deep frying

Nutrition Info

543.1 calories
carbohydrate: 32.2 g
cholesterol: 135.5 mg
fat: 28.6 g
fiber: 2.5 g
protein: 38.7 g
saturatedFat: 5.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 708.8 mg
sugar: 0.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a gallon sized plastic closeable bag combine, cornmeal, flour, salt, pepper, cayenne, garlic powder and onion powder. Shake well. Place one half of a lobster tail at a time in to the bag. Shake to coat the tails completely.

  2. Heat vegetable oil in a deep fryer or large skilled to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C). Place one coated lobster tail at a time into the oil. Cook until the lobster turns white and the coating is lightly browned. Let the fried tails dry on paper towels.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

This is actually one of my daddy's recipes. He's a commercial fisherman, but he finds time to make this whenever the family is together. But don't be fooled this simple recipe is one of the best out there.

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