Classic Prawns with Lobster Sauce

This was perhaps the most popular dish in my uncle’s restaurant. We used to laugh in the kitchen because the sauce contains no lobster. In fact, to improve the profits from the dish, we were instructed to cut down on the prawns and to fill up the dish with less expensive minced pork and egg. It was nevertheless delicious because it combined aromatic and pungent black beans, garlic and ginger – an aroma that always evokes memories of good food and eating. There may appear to be a lot of ingr