Lobster with Black Bean Sauce and Broccoli

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Published 2007

  • About

Here, we give a classic Cantonese dish a new spin, and I think the results are phenomenal. The intensity of the preserved black beans brings out the natural sweet sea-saltiness of the lobster. (You can also make this dish with salmon or shrimp, which are easier on weeknights.) Serve with steamed white rice.

Ingredients

Cilantro Oil

  • 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • ¼ cup grape seed, corn, or other neutra

Method

  1. To make the cilantro oil: Fill a large bowl with water and ice and set aside. Bring a small pot of water to a boil and add the cilantro. As soon as the water returns to a boil, drain the leaves and transfer to the ice water. When cold, remove the cilantro from the water and squeeze all the water out of the leaves with your hands. Put the cilantro in a blender with