Chinese Seafood Recipes - Lobster with Mushrooms Recipe

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb lobster meat

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour

• 60 ml/4 tbsp water

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 4 spring onions (scallions), thickly sliced

• 100 g/4 oz mushrooms, sliced

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 1 clove garlic, crushed

• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

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Method:

1. Cut the lobster meat into 2.5 cm/1 in cubes. Mix the corn-flour and water to a paste and toss the lobster cubes in the mixture to coat.

2. Heat half the oil and fry the lobster cubes until lightly browned them remove them from the pan.

3. Heat the remaining oil and fry the spring onions until lightly browned. Add the mushrooms and stir-fry for 3 minutes.

4. Add the salt, garlic, soy sauce and wine or sherry and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Return the lobster to the pan and stir-fry until heated through.