Ginger Scallion Lobster with Egg Noodles

Cuisine: Chinese

Difficulty level: Medium

Ingredients:

• 4 scallions

• 2 inch piece of ginger

• 3 lobster tails

• 1 TBSP corn starch

• 1 TSBP cooking oil

• 1 cup chicken stock

• 1 TBSP Chinese cooking wine

• 1 TBSP light soy sauce

• 1 TBSP sugar

• ½ TSP salt 

Instructions:

• Cut scallions into 3 inch long pieces and then cut those pieces into half lengthwise

• Thinly slice up the ginger into matchstick sized pieces

• To prepare lobster:

  • Use scissors to cut the lobster tail into small pieces keeping the shell intact

  • Rinse the lobster to remove any broken shell pieces

  • Add in 1 TBSP corn starch to coat the lobster pieces

• To cook the lobster:

  • Add 1 TBSP of oil to a hot pan and then add in the sliced ginger and scallions. Sauté for 1 minute or until fragrant

  • Add 1 cup chicken stock

  • Add 1 TBSP Chinese cooking wine

  • Add 1 TBSP light soy sauce

  • Add 1 TBSP sugar

  • Add ½ TSP salt

  • Add in lobster pieces and stir fry for a few minutes. The lobster shell should become red and the lobster meat should become white.

• To prepare the egg noodles:

  • Boil egg noodles per packet instructions

  • Drain noodles and run under cold water

  • Mix in 1 TBSP sesame oil so that the noodles don’t stick together

• To serve, place lobster with sauce over egg noodles