Chinese Seafood Recipes - Stir-Fried Lobster Recipe

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb lobster tails

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 1 clove garlic, crushed

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 350 g/12 oz bean sprouts

• 50 g/2 oz button mushrooms

• 4 spring onions (scallions), thickly sliced

• 150ml/2/3 cup chicken stock

• 15ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Bring a pan of water to the boil, add the lobster tails and boil for 1 minute. Drain, cool, remove the shell and cut into thick slices.

2. Heat the oil with the garlic and salt and fry until the garlic is lightly browned. Add the lobster and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the bean sprouts and mushrooms and stir-fry for 1 minute.

3. Stir in the spring onions. Add most of the stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 3 minutes.

4. Mix the corn-flour with the remaining stock, stir it into the pan and simmer, stirring, until the sauce clears and thickens.