Black Bean Lobster

Info:

Lobster belongs to the crustacean family just like crab, shrimp and prawns, however lobster is one of the largest types of crustacean that you can find in the sea with some of the species weighing over 20kg. With lobsters being a hard to catch, the value of lobster meat can be very high in price and is known to be a luxury type of seafood for humans. Lobster has its own unique flavour and is known to have firm meat that is sweet in flavour and succulent in texture.

In this dish I have used a Chinese influenced ingredient called the “black bean” which is rich in flavour but goes well with lobster as it also allows you to obtain the sweet aromatic flavour of the meat. This dish is similar to a Chinese stir-fry, which can be served with French Baguette, White rice or in my preference to healthier living, brown rice! This is a fairly healthy dish that has a high source of protein, which also includes a good variety of vegetables to give you great vitamins to support the protein as a micronutrient.

Ingredients:

1 Clove of Garlic

Half cup of Prawns

1 Whole Lobster

100g Courgette

100g Mushrooms

100g Red Peppers

1 of Spring onion

Julienne of Ginger

2 tbsp. Sunflower Oil

3 tbsp. Oyster Sauce

1.5 tbsp. Light soy sauce

Tabasco sauce (As/Required)

0.5 tsp. Dark Soy Sauce

1 tsp. Black bean

Pepper (As/Required)

30ml Water

Method:

1. In a boiling Chinese Steamer, place in the lobster pieces and steam for approximately 5 minutes before removing.
2. In a hot wok, add the oil and prawns, toss in the garlic and vegetables and stir fry vigorously for 2 mins.
3. Add in the sauces, spring onion, black bean and the water whilst tossing until the sauces start to caramelise and slightly evaporate.
4. Garnish with julienne of ginger and serve with a carbohydrate of your choice.