can we talk about stir fried lobster?
it is so delicious and probably one of
my favorite dish when going to a Chinese banquet
I am especially fond of the
ginger scallion fried version
where, you know, all those flavors and fragrances just go up to your nose
and you're like in lobster heaven
parts of this video are quite graphic because I will show you how to humanely dispatch a lobster
now, if you want to skip that
simply go to this time stamp and at least,
you'll be able to catch how to season and make the dish super flavorful and fragrant
so yeah, the first thing you'll want to do is
take a lobster and place it in the freezer for 30 minutes
this will slow down the lobster's metabolism
and put it to sleep
meanwhile we're going to chop everything that needs to be chopped
starting with four garlic cloves
a fat ginger finger and obviously
a handful of green onions
I'd recommend you slice the ginger into thin strips
the garlic into fine cubes and
cut the onions into one to two inches pieces
put all of those aside
we'll only need them at the end
before you take the lobster out of the freezer
find your sharpest knife, ideally a large one and heavy one with a good grip
this is where things get graphics. Fast forward this video if need be
To instantly kill the lobster and avoid unnecessary suffering
you want to put your blade just below the eyes and cut right through
take a kitchen towel and place it onto your lobster
to avoid it from slipping or to catch any liquid
put the tip of your knife right above the cross and quickly plunge the knife
and then bend it right across the head
then start cutting every part into pieces
about 2 to 3 inches long or wide
make sure to remove the sand sacks which,
in my case, were cut into two.
please be careful through the process
your fingers are not delicacies and won't complement well this dish
now that you have lovely bite-sized pieces of fresh lobster, it's time to prep them for
a little deep fry
lightly coat them with cornstarch
mix and repeat until each piece is covered
pour neutral oil into a medium pan
check whether your oil is hot enough
check again and when you see bubbles coming through
start adding a few pieces of lobster
this gets splashy, so cover your upper arms and stay as far away as possible from the oil
because we're not in one of those big industrial fryers
turn your little ones often enough to avoid any burns and to ensure
that each piece gets golden equally all around
this smells delicious
but I'm still gonna bring it to the patio to give my house a little bit of breathing room
look at this beautiful peachy flesh and
mouth-watering fried lobster
alright, we're almost done
there's only the final seasoning left
on a medium-high heat, add 2 TSP of oil and your ginger
simmer a bit and then add your garlic
give it all a good toss so that
both ingredients can release their flavor
but don't let anything burn
grab your oyster sauce and add 1 tablespoon... or more
if that's a flavor you're very fond of like me
mix it well with the ginger and the garlic and then
immediately incorporate your pieces of lobster
toss it to get the ginger goodness everywhere
and then let it all come together under a cover for five minutes
add your scallions, and then toss and cover one last time for five more minutes
voila! the most delicious homemade ginger scallion fried lobster
so beautiful
so flavorful
and most excitingly, so affordable
oh can you smell it it?
it looks and it smells just like in the restaurant
the pieces are big I'm just...
so yeah
Oh mm-hmm tastes just like in the restaurant
you'll want to eat all the fried stuff because it soaked in all of the goodness
of the garlic and the oyster sauce mmm
excellent result, I highly recommended
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