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Stir-Fried Garlic And Ginger Lobster

Live lobster stir-fried in a screaming-hot wok with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, black bean sauce, and green onions — bold Chinese-inspired flavors.

ChineseSeafoodIntermediate25 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 2 count live lobsters (1½ lbs each), split in half and claws cracked
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp minced fresh ginger
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 tbsp black bean sauce
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry
  • 0.5 cup chicken stock
  • 4 count green onions, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch, dissolved in 2 tbsp water

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat a wok over high heat until smoking. Add oil and swirl to coat. Add lobster pieces shell-side down; cook 2 to 3 minutes until shells turn red.

  2. 2

    Flip lobster; add ginger and garlic. Stir-fry 1 minute.

  3. 3

    Add black bean sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, and rice wine. Stir-fry 30 seconds.

  4. 4

    Pour in chicken stock; cover and cook 3 to 4 minutes until lobster is just cooked through.

  5. 5

    Add green onions. Drizzle in cornstarch slurry and toss to coat everything in a light glossy sauce. Serve immediately with steamed rice.

Tags

emerillobstergingergarlicstir-frychinese-inspiredwok