Shandong Lobster
Northeast cold water lobster cooked with the classic Shandong spices and vegetables served with purple sweet potato noodles
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Asian
Servings: 2
Calories: 1286kcal
- 2 each lobsters 1.25 lbs, split, wash out center (remove roe and tomale), crack claws
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 oz shallots sliced thin
Shandong sauce
- 3 tbsp garlic
- 3 tbsp serrano pepper fine dice, with seeds, removed
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 4 tbsp sherry wine vinegar
- 4 each star anise
- ½ tsp hot pepper paste
- 2 tbsp oil or chili oil
- 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
Noodle and Vegetable Mixture
- 12 oz noodles purple sweet potato noodles, cook as directed on package
- 8 oz arugula
- 3 oz asparagus cleaned, cut into 1/3 sections, remove the stem end of the pieces
- 1 oz leeks sliced white part, julienned
- 2 oz scallions cut into 1/4 inch sections
- 3 oz beans either chinese long beans or green beans, trimmed and cut into 1/2's at an angle
- 2 tbsp garlic chopped fine
- 2 oz red pepper diced
- 2 tbsp ginger fresh, peeled, sliced
Shandong Lobster
In a hot saute pan, saute shallots and killed and cleaned lobster body with oil cover pan, 2 -3 minutes, add Shandong ingredients, liquids last. Turn lobster body over, cover again for 2-3 minutes.
Remove lid, remove lobster bodies and pour sauce over the bodies for now. This will all go back into the pan after the vegetable is cooked.
Vegetable and Noodles
In a saute pan saute the vegetables on high heat, 2-3 minutes. Add the noodles combine all ingredients. Return lobster to the pan with all juices and sauce. Cover 2-3 minutes.
Plate noodles in a bowl, add lobster and vegetables. Top with the sauce.
Serving: 2each | Calories: 1286kcal | Carbohydrates: 184g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 326mg | Potassium: 1571mg | Fiber: 17g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 4639IU | Vitamin C: 83mg | Calcium: 349mg | Iron: 8mg