Stir-Fried Lobster in Black Bean Sauce

Name: Stir-Fried Lobster in Black Bean Sauce
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: One 1½-pound (680-g) live Maine lobster; 1 tablespoon tapioca starch; ¼ cup (60 ml) cold water; 1 cup (240 ml) shellfish stock or chicken stock; 1 cup (240 ml) shellfish stock or chicken stock; 2 green onions, sliced on the diagonal, including green parts; Steamed rice, for serving; 2 tablespoons black bean sauce; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; ¼ cup (60 ml) Peanut or other neutral oil; ¼ cup (60 ml) Peanut or other neutral oil; 1 tablespoon dry sherry; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger; 2 tablespoons soy sauce

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Hog Island Book of Fish & Seafood

By John Ash

Published 2023

About

A classic treatment for Dungeness crab, here pungent Chinese black bean sauce complements sweet, meaty Maine lobster. Of course, you can substitute one whole Dungeness crab for the lobster and jumbo shrimp make a delicious and quick substitute as well.

Ingredients

One 1½-pound (680-g) live Maine lobster
¼ cup (<

Asia
Americas
China
United States
Fish course
Pescatarian
California

Method

Dispatch the lobster. Split the lobsters in half lengthwise and gently crack the claws or use shears to open up the shell. Remove and discard the long, thin dark intestinal vein that runs the length of the lobster and also the lumpy head sac located near the eyes. Using a cleaver, chop the lobster into 1-inch (2.5-cm) pieces. Pick out any shell splinters.