Best Lobster Cantonese Recipes

CANTONESE STYLE LOBSTER

Steps:

• Rinse the lobster, and hold it belly up. At the bottom of the tail, there is a small opening, stick a long skewer in it to drain any urine left in its' body, then crack the tail off, chop the tail into small pieces, and crack the claws in half as well. If you know how to eat the body of the lobster, cut it up and throw it on the pile too.
• Heat half of the peanut oil in a deep heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the crushed garlic, and fry for about 1 minute. Throw in the lobster pieces, and fry until they are cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the lobster and garlic mixture to a dish and keep warm.
• Heat the remaining oil in the skillet. Add the minced ginger and pork, and fry until the pork is no longer pink. Pour in the chicken broth, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. In a small bowl, mix together the sherry, soy sauce, cornstarch and brown sugar until well blended. Add the sherry mixture to the pan, and stir-fry for a minute or two, until the sauce becomes thick and somewhat clear.
• Stir in the green onions, and turn the heat off. Drizzle the beaten eggs over the mixture in the pan, and stir until the eggs are in little pieces. Finally, return the lobster to the pan, and cook over low heat for a few minutes to blend the flavors. Transfer to a serving dish, and let stand, covered, for a few minutes before serving. Eat with steamed rice and enjoy, cause you worked hard!

SHUN LEE'S LOBSTER CANTONESE

Steps:

• Place a large wok over high heat. Add enough oil to come halfway up the side and heat until it shimmers. Working in batches, carefully add lobster pieces (oil will bubble up) and cook until shells are red and meat is opaque, about 1 1/2 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside. Reheat oil between batches.
• Discard all but 1 tablespoon of oil from wok, and reduce heat to medium. Add garlic and stir-fry about 10 seconds. Increase heat to high, add pork, and stir-fry until no longer pink, about 1 minute. Add sherry and bring to a boil. Add broth, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, peas, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon white pepper. Add lobster and bring to a boil.
• Stir in cornstarch. Drizzle egg around edge of mixture, let set, and stir. Add scallion and sesame oil. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot, with rice.

LOBSTER CANTONESE

Steps:

• Bring 6 quarts water with 3 tablespoons salt to a boil in an 8- to 10-quart pot over high heat.
• Meanwhile, stir together cornstarch, broth, rice wine, soy sauce, sugar, and pepper in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved.
• Plunge lobsters headfirst into boiling water, then cover tightly and cook for 2 minutes from time lobsters enter water. Transfer lobsters with tongs to a large bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking (lobsters will not be fully cooked), then drain lobsters in a colander. When cool enough to handle, twist off tail and claws (including joints) of 1 lobster. Cut body in half lengthwise through shell with shears, then remove and discard sand sacs from inside head. Cut body in half again crosswise. Halve tail lengthwise through shell with a cleaver or large heavy knife, then cut each half crosswise into 4 pieces. Working with same lobster, 1 claw at a time, wrap claws with joints in a kitchen towel and twist off claws from joints. Unwrap claws, then crack joints with a mallet or back of a large heavy knife. Chop claws in half lengthwise between pincers with a cleaver or large heavy knife. Transfer lobster pieces to a bowl, keeping meat in shells. Repeat with second lobster, putting pieces of second lobster in another bowl.
• Heat wok over high heat until a drop of water evaporates instantly. Pour 1 tablespoon vegetable oil down side of wok, then tilt wok to swirl oil, coating side. When oil begins to smoke, add pieces of 1 lobster and stir-fry just until meat starts to turn opaque, about 1 1/2 minutes. Transfer cooked lobster with a slotted spoon to a large bowl. Repeat with second lobster, transferring cooked pieces to same bowl.
• Add remaining tablespoon vegetable oil to wok, swirling to coat, then add beans, garlic, ginger, scallions, and pork and stir-fry until pork is no longer pink, about 1 minute.
• Stir cornstarch mixture, then add to pork in wok and bring to a boil. Add lobster and stir to coat, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, 2 minutes. Remove lid and pour eggs over lobster mixture in a thin circular stream. Cover wok and simmer just until eggs begin to set, 1 to 2 minutes. Drizzle with sesame oil, then gently toss. Serve immediately.

CANTONESE LOBSTER TAIL

Steps:

• Heat several inches of vegetable oil in a wok to 325 degrees F.
• Add chopped lobster tails and let cook approximately 4 minutes. Drain the oil, remove the lobster and continue heating the wok. Add the green onions, ginger, oyster sauce, soy sauce, wine, black bean sauce, garlic, white pepper and carrot and cook, 30 seconds. Add lobster tails back to the wok, lightly tossing all ingredients in the wok for another 4 minutes.

LOBSTER CANTONESE

Steps:

• Cut each lobster tail in half. Wash thoroughly. Drain. Cut tails into pieces 1 1/2 inches in length, leaving shells on.
• Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of salt and the flour on lobster. Using a sieve to sift over makes this easier.
• Pound salted black beans and mix with one (1) tablespoon water (or mix together the black bean sauce with the water). Mix together the minced garlic with black bean mixture in a bowl. Stir well; set aside.
• Heat oil for deep-frying to smoking hot. Put in lobster pieces. Deep-fry until shells are red; drain, remove and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in wok. Stir-fry black bean mixture 30 seconds. Remove and reserve.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in wok. Stir-fry ginger and geen onions until it becomes aromatic, about 30 seconds. Add pork; stir-fry on high heat until color changes. Add 1 tablespoon of sherry, soy sauce, black bean mixture and stock. Bring to boil.
• Add cooked lobster to meat mixture. Add 1 tablespoon sherry. Cover. Cook 3 minutes.
• Remove lid and bring to a boil. Thicken gravy with dissolved cornstarch. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add green onion pieces. Slowly pour in beaten egg. Stir-fry about 10 seconds. Garnish with additional chopped green onions and serve over rice.

CANTONESE LOBSTER

Steps:

• Remove the lobster meat by cutting along the inner edges of the soft undershell.
• Using a fork, pry out the meat; cut the meat into 1-inch pieces; set aside.
• Make the seasoning mixture: combine all the ingredients in a small bowl; mix well.
• Put a stir-fry pan over high heat until hot.
• Add in oil, swirling to coat the sides; add in the seasoning mixture and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add in the lobster meat and stir-fry until opaque, about 2 minutes.
• Add in the broth and wine; bring to a boil; add in the cornstarch solution and cook, stirring, until the sauce boils and thickens, about 30 seconds.
• Stir in the sesame oil and green onion; transfer to s serving plate and serve with hot cooked rice.

LOBSTER CANTONESE

Steps:

• Wash lobsters under cold water. Chop into medium-size pieces with cleaver, leaving claws whole.
• Soak black beans in 1 cup cold water 10 to 15 minutes. Chop garlic. Drain beans and chop with garlic finely.
• Chop scallions into 1/4- to 1/2-inch pieces.
• Heat oil in wok over high flame till smoking.
• Combine pork, scallions, bean and garlic mixture, water chestnuts and salt in wok. Stir-fry until pork loses pinkness.
• Pour beaten eggs into meat mixture. Stir well until egg is cooked.
• Add remaining 2 cups water and cornstarch. Cook until mixture thickens.
• Add lobster and soy sauce. Mix ingredients together well. Simmer covered 25 to 30 minutes over low heat. Uncover; stir-fry over medium heat until lobster is done (the shell should be a bright red). Serve.

BIG BOWL CANTONESE SHRIMP & LOBSTER

Steps:

• Mix ground pork with 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon soy sauce and pinch salt; set aside.
• Clean shrimp and mix well with 1/4 teaspoon cornstarch, 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil and 2 teaspoons water; set aside.
• In a small bowl, stir together the oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine,1 teaspoon soy sauce and 1 teaspoon sugar; set aside.
• Split lobster in half, clean out stomach, etc. Lightly crack claws. Dip meat side in cornstarch. In a pan heat a small amount of oil to 350F and pan fry for 1 minute 40 seconds and let drain. Place on a platter.
• Heat wok (don't add oil until pan is very hot), add oil then scallions pieces to cool oil. Add ginger and black bean paste and lightly sizzle for about 15 seconds. Add pork and break in small pieces. Add oyster sauce mixture. Add shrimp and continue cooking until shrimp change color.
• Add chicken broth and bring to boil. Add the cornstarch/water mixture to thicken and remove from fire.
• Add scallions and drizzle egg in a clockwise motion in a thin stream and mix in well.
• Pour pork and shrimp mixture over the lobster. Garnish with sesame oil and cilantro. Serve with steamed jasmine rice on the side.

LOBSTER CANTONESE

Steps:

• 1. Place a large wok over high heat. Add enough oil to come halfway up the side and heat until it shimmers. Working in batches, carefully add lobster pieces (oil will bubble up) and cook until shells are red and meat is opaque, about 1 1/2 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside. Reheat oil between batches. 2. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of oil from wok, and reduce heat to medium. Add garlic and stir-fry about 10 seconds. Increase heat to high, add pork, and stir-fry until no longer pink, about 1 minute. Add sherry and bring to a boil. Add broth, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, peas, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon white pepper. Add lobster and bring to a boil. 3. Stir in cornstarch. Drizzle egg around edge of mixture, let set, and stir. Add scallion and sesame oil. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot, with rice.

LOBSTER CANTONESE

Steps:

• 1. Cut each lobster tail in half. Wash thoroughly. Drain. Cut tails into pieces 1 1/2 inches in length, leaving shells on. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of salt and the flour on lobster. Mix garlic with black bean mixture in a bowl. Stir well. Heat oil for deep-frying to smoking hot. Put in lobster pieces. Deep-fry until shells are red. Drain. Remove. Reheat 1 tablespoon of oil in wok. Stir-fry black bean mixture 30 seconds. Remove. Reheat 2 tablespoons of oil in wok. Stir-fry ginger and scallion until there is an aroma, about 30 seconds. Add pork. Stir-fry on high heat until color changes. Add 1 tablespoon of sherry, soy sauce, black bean mixture, and stock. Bring to boil. Add lobster to meat mixture. Add 1 tablespoon sherry. Cover. Cook 3 minutes. Remove lid. Bring to boil. Thicken gravy with dissolved cornstarch. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add scallions. Slowly pour in beaten egg. Stir-fry about 10 seconds. Remove.
• 2. NOTE: I CHEAT. I take the shells off before cooking.

LOBSTER CANTONESE I

Steps:

• 1. With a cleaver, chop lobster lengthwise in half then clean. Chop each half, shell and all, in 1 1/2-inch sections. Chop claws in two. 2. Mince or grind pork. Crush garlic. 3. Heat oil. Add salt, then garlic, and brown lightly. Add pork and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (1 to 2 minutes). Sprinkle with soy sauce stir-fry 1/2 minute more. 4. Add lobster sections stir-fry 1 minute. Stir in stock and heat quickly. Then cook, covered, over medium heat, until done (about 3 minutes): the meat should be chalky white the shell bright red. 5. Meanwhile, in one cup, beat eggs lightly with water and set aside. In another cup, blend cornstarch and remaining water to a paste. 6. Stir in cornstarch paste to thicken then turn off heat and stir in beaten eggs until creamy. (Turning off the heat helps retain the egg's rich yellow color and makes for a smooth-flowing sauce it prevents the egg from overcooking, coagulating and turning white.) Serve at once. NOTE: For best results, start with a live lobster. VARIATIONS: * For the lobster, substitute 6 crabs. Shell, crack claws, discard feet. Chop each crab in 4 pieces. * In step 3, omit the salt and garlic clove. Mash 1 tablespoon fermented black beans (soaked) with 1 garlic clove, minced, and add to the hot oil. (You may also at this point add 1 slice fresh ginger root, minced and/or a few drops of sesame oil.) Stir-fry a few times to heat then add minced pork. * In step 4, before adding the stock, sprinkle lobster with 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, a dash of pepper and 1 teaspoon sherry. Stir-fry a few times to blend in. * In step 4, substitute for the stock a mixture of 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sherry, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 teaspoon sugar and 1 slice fresh ginger root. minced. * In step 5, add to the cornstarch paste 1/4 teaspoon sugar and 2 teaspoons soy sauce. * In step 6, add with the beaten eggs 1 scallion stalk, minced.The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.