Chilli Lobster Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Lobster Chilli inspired by indo-chinese delicacy chilli chicken or chilli prawns. This lobster taste amazing with fried rice or noodles.
This is my first time cooking a lobster. Hubby bought three lobsters few days back. I was very surprised and quite nervous. Because i have never cooked lobster ever. So i did few research and decided to cook it by myself.
I have tasted lobster during my andaman trip. You can check this post for a glance of my trip. We have tasted chilli lobster which is similar to indo-chinese recipe and a continental recipe lemon butter lobster. I love chilli lobster more than the other one. So decided to make that.
I used my chilli chicken recipe and substituted chicken with lobster.
This lobster tail recipe is a decadent dinner made with large lobster tails fried and then tossed with a spicy chilli sauce.
Chilli Lobster is a decadent dinner that comes together quickly and easily. Impress your family with this beautiful lobster recipe. I love how simple it is to prepare and broil. Staying home and enjoying this AMAZING dinner together is just what we want to do this year.
What are Lobsters?
Lobsters are a family of large marine crustaceans. Lobsters have long bodies with muscular tails, and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs have claws, including the first pair, which are usually much larger than the others.
Method for cooking lobster traditionally.
Allow 1 tablespoon of salt per litre of water, using at least 4 litres of water. Bring the water to a vigorous boil and then drop the lobster in head first. Cook one lobster at a time. Here is a chart for you.
| Weight | Cooking time | |
| 0.5 kg | 10 minutes | |
| 0.75 kg | 15 minutes | |
| 1.25 kg | 20 minutes | |
| 1.75 kg | 25 minutes |
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How to Buy Lobster:
Always look for the freshest lobster available. If you live near the ocean then you can get lucky. Buying lobster as soon as it comes from the ocean is best. It taste best that way. Lobster can be expensive but it is a occasional thing. So invest your time and money and make most of it.
Different Ways of Cooking Lobster:
I have shared a spicy way of serving lobster. But there are many international and continental recipes for serving lobsters.
- Baked lobster tail: Add tons of herbs, salt, pepper and olive oil or butter. Bake them in oven.
- Poached lobster: This is more of a simmer in a layer of butter. It is also known as butter poaching. I have seen this often in masterchef shows.
- Boiled lobster: Boil water in a large pot add good amount of salt, You may add any herbs or flavourings in the water if you want. Cook it as per mentioned time and thats it.
- Grilled lobster: If you are having a barbeque at home, then tgrilled lobster will be a perfect menu. Will share the recipe soon.
“Chilli Lobster Tail Recipe. How to Cook Lobster Perfectly. Lobster tail cooking method. How to Cook Lobster tail”
1)You can fry the lobster once. Drain them and set aside. Then you can deep fry them again till crispy before serving and then toss in sauce.
2)Always serve this piping hot for best taste.
3)You can use frozen lobster meat as well.
4)Sauce can be prepared in advance.
5)This is best served as appetizer.
6)Serve this with fried rice or noodles.
7)You can use chicken, prawns instead of lobster.
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Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
Chilli lobster is best served with Fried rice & Noodles
“Fun Facts about Lobsters : Lobsters eat each other. Lobsters taste with their legs, chew with their stomach. One of their claws can exert pressure of up to 100 pounds per square inch. Lobsters don’t have vocal chords, and they can’t process pain”
Ingredients
- Lobster meat around 500 grams cubed
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1/2 cup
- Cornstarch - 1/2 cup
- Salt and Black Pepper to taste
- Water as needed
- Oil for deep frying
FOR SAUCE:
- Oil - 1 tblsp
- Garlic - 1 tblsp finely chopped
- Ginger - 1 tblsp finely chopped
- Onion - 1 peeled and cubed
- Capsicum / Bell Pepper - 1 i used green and red
- Green Chillies - 5
- Vinegar - 1 tblsp
- Tomato Ketchup - 4 tblsp
- Soy Sauce - 1 tblsp
- Green Chilli Sauce - 2 tblspn
- Red Chilli Sauce - 2 tblspn
- Salt to taste
- Red Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
- Sugar a pinch
- Water as needed
- Spring Onion as needed
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients for batter. Dip lobster in the batter and fry till golden brown. You can double fry for more crispness. Drain and set aside.
- Take oil in a wok. Add in ginger, garlic, onions and capsicum, green chillies. Saute for 2 mins.
- Now add in all sauces, salt, sugar and spices. Mix well.
- Add very little water and mix well.
- Add in fried lobster and toss. Add spring onions and toss.
- Serve
Notes
2)Always serve this piping hot for best taste.
3)You can use frozen lobster meat as well.
4)Sauce can be prepared in advance.
5)This is best served as appetizer.
6)Serve this with fried rice or noodles.
7)You can use chicken, prawns instead of lobster.
Nutrition
Pictorial:
1)This is the lobster which i used. Let me show you how i cooked it.
2)Pop the lobster in boiling salted water and cook for 5 mins.
3)Remove it from the water and immerse in cold water. Now twist the top portion off. Remove the tail and slit it from underneath.
4)Remove the tail meat in a bowl and cut it into small pieces
5)Take cornflour, all purpose flour in a bowl
6)Season with salt
7)Add in black pepper
8)Add water and make it into a batter
9)take lobster pieces
10)Dip it in batter and deep fry
11)Deep fry till golden. Drain and set aside.,
12)Heat little oil in a wok
13)Add in garlic, ginger, onions and capsicum
14)I added in some red bell pepper too
15)Saute for couple of mins
16)Add in green chillies
17)Add in little vinegar
18)Add in red chilli sauce
19)Add in green chilli sauce
20)Add in soy sauce
21)Mix well
22)Add ketchup
23)Add in red chilli powder
25)Add salt and sugar
26)Add little water
27)Mix well
28)Add in fried lobster
29)Mix well
30)Serve
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