Seafood Recipes - Lobster Balls Recipe

  
 

Chinese Seafood Recipes - Lobster Balls

Ingredients

  • 3 oz. self-raising flour

  • 1 small egg

  • 1/4 pint (U.S. 5/8 cup) water

  • 12 oz. raw lobster

  • pinch each pepper, salt, sugar and V e-Tsin (M.S.G.)

  • 1 tablespoon corn-flour

  • peanut oil for deep frying

  • parsley to garnish

Method:

  1. First, make the batter. Sift the flour into a basin, work in the egg and gradually beat in the water. Leave to rest for an hour or so.

  2. Prepare the shellfish. Cut it into suitable pieces, trim off any ragged bits and discard the black intestinal lines.

  3. Dust with the seasonings and roll in the corn-flour. Coat with the batter and drain off excess.

  4. Gradually heat the oil which should be deep enough to cover the 'balls' when they are dropped into it. The oil should be hot enough to color the surface and also cook the raw lobster through about 7-8 minutes.

  5. Drain, transfer to a heated serving dish and garnish with parsley.

Note: Lobster is given here but crawfish or Pacific prawns can be used instead.

Variation: Heat 1/4 pint (U.S. 5/8 cup) of sweet-sour sauce . Gently roll the drained 'balls' on absorbent paper then drop them into the sauce and heat through.