Lobster tails recipe | lobster in hot garlic sauce recipe

Lobster is one of the best seafood that can be typically prepared either by boiling or steaming. It taste incredibly delicious  even what type of preparation method you are using either by simply using it in a gravy with coconut milk , or roasting over charcoal Tandoor,  sauteed in butter along with garlic and even deep fried and tossed with some sauces .

Lobster can be eaten as a main course or as an appetizer. It is the delicate flavour that make it score high and along with its ability to blend with other ingredients by giving you some of the best dishes that you can enjoy like a sandwich filler or bread roll , or added to rich dishes like pasta or mashed potatoes or  in  heavy masalas or simply in making  a soup.
There are hundreds of recipes for lobster you can try and make at your home easily.
Lobster has some wonderful Heath benefits 

1. Lobster are great source of selenium and Omega 3 fatty acids. So it can decrease obesity , diabetes and heart diseases.
2. Lobster is a rich source of copper,  magnesium, phosphorus, Vitamin B12 and vitamin E.
3. It can help protect against thyroid diseases, depression and anemia.

So you can understand how  healthy a lobster is and why we should include it in our diets regularly.

 More healthy seafood recipes

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• Paplet fry
  
• Pomfret fish tawa fry recipe
• Tandoori crab recipe
• Mackerel fish fry recipe
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As I said earlier with lobster you can make many dishes of your choice and all are delicious and healthy.
But today  I am sharing one of the best  lobster recipe that you should try. Lobster meat recipe with lots of garlic and some exotic vegetables with a hot sauce.

Lobster in hot garlic sauce is for those who loves some hot spicy foods. It is medium spicy.  Just opposite to butter garlic lobster.
You can make it easily at the comfort of your kitchen with readily available ingredients. This hot garlic lobster recipe is basically a fusion recipe of Indo Chinese cuisines.

Peeling and cleaning lobster 

If you previously peeled a lobster then it would be quite easy for you , otherwise I am showing  how to peel it and remove the meat part from the lobster tails.
Hold the lobster in your left hand and with right hand pierce a sharp knife inside the neck of the lobster.
Rotate the knife circular wise inside the neck 
Now remove the head part from the body part .
Next we need to bring out the meat part from the tails of the lobster.
For that cut in the middle of the tails part of the lobster and slowly open it with your fingers.

Now bring out the meat part from inside the shell of the lobster tails. Wash and remove all the dirt and  clean it probably and deveined it.

Coating and marinating lobster meat
Now cut the lobster tails into cube size pieces.  Pat them dry using a kitchen towel or tissue paper.
Now take the pieces in a mixing bowl and  apply 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, 1/3 teaspoon red chilly sauce and pinch of salt. Dust the lobster pieces with the corn starch and all purpose flour.
Note that all the pieces should well coated with the corn and all purpose flour.
Let them marinated for 10 minutes. Meanwhile blanched the broccoli and zucchini pieces.

Deep frying lobster tail meat
Now heat oil in a deep vessel pan in medium flame heat and deep fry the coated lobster pieces  till crisp golden for about 2 - 3 minutes. Remove them  in a tissue paper to absorb excess oil.

Stir frying in hot garlic sauce
Take a non stick pan or wok and heat 1 tablespoon cooking oil in high flame. Add the chopped ginger,  garlic and onions and fry till light brown.
Add  red , yellow bell pepper,  onion  and capsicum and saute for 1 minute in high flame.
Now add red chilly paste and red chilly sauce. If you want little bit more spicy then add half tablespoon green chilli paste.
Add the blanched broccoli and zucchini and mix well with the sauce.
Seasoned everything with salt and  pepper and little bit of sugar to balance the taste of the sauce.
Pour 2 tablespoon of water into the mixture and saute further. Sprinkle some green scallions ( chopped spring onions) into the sauce.
Now  add the fried lobster pieces , stir continuously to mix well with the sauces in high flame for one minute.
Switch off the flame and remove in a plate.
Garnish and sprinkle some chopped spring onions  and  serve the lobster.

If you love this recipe then I am sure you would the recipe of Exotic vegetables in hot garlic sauce as well.

lobster in hot garlic sauce

Prep time          cooking time        serving

10 min                10 min                         2
Author :- Mobasir hassan
Ingredients 

•  1 medium size lobster
•  2 tablespoon chopped garlic
•  2 tablespoon chopped onion
•  1 tablespoon chopped ginger
•  1 tablespoon red chilly sauce
•  1 tablespoon red chilly paste
•  1/3 tablespoon white pepper powder
•  1/3 tablespoon green chilli paste
•  Salt as per taste
•  Red, yellow bell pepper cut into diced shaped
•  3 - 4 onion cubes
•  3 - 4 small size broccoli florets
•  1 tablespoon corn flour
•  1/2 tablespoon all purpose flour (Maida)
•  1 tablespoon cooking oil (or olive oil)
•  1/2 tablespoon chopped spring onions

   How to make the recipe

1.  Peel the lobster and remove the meat part from the tail.
2. Devein the meat and wash properly to  remove all dirt from it.w
3. Now cut the meat part into cube size pieces and pat dry using kitchen towel or napkins.
4. Take the meat pieces in a mixing bowl and add 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, 1/3  tablespoon red chilly paste and a small pinch of salt.
5. Dust them with corn flour and all purpose flour evenly so that all sides are covered.
6. Let the meat marinate for 10  minutes. Meantime blanched the broccoli and  zucchinis for 1 minute.
7. After the marination period deep fry them till crisp golden. Remove in tissue  paper to absorb any excess oil.

Making lobster hot garlic sauce

1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wok or pan in  high flame and saute the chopped ginger, garlic and onion for 30 seconds. Further add red, yellow bell pepper and onion cubes and saute.
2. Add the red chilly sauce and red chilly paste and mix. Add green chili paste if you want to make it a bit more spicy.
3. Now add the broccoli and zucchinis  and mix well with them.
4. Apply the white pepper powder, salt and small pinch of sugar.
5. Pour little water and stir the mixture for 30 seconds.d
6. Add the fried lobster pieces and  spring  onions and saute in high flame stirring  continuously for one minute.
7. Check the seasoning and remove them in a plate and serve topping with fresh chopped spring onions.

                           Video

lobster recipe video in hot garlic sauce

Nutritional value for lobster

• Calories 129 kcal
• Carbohydrate 0 g
• Fats 1..25 g
• Protein 27.55 g

You can also get following amount of  doses
• 9 % daily amount of calcium needs
• 3 % daily amount of Vitamin A needs
• 3 % daily amount of Iron needs.
               Serving tips 
If you planing for a lobster dinner for tonight then there are some delicious side dishes you can try.

• A fresh salad with lots of green vegetables
• A pasta salad is also goes well with lobster.
• You can even serve potato salad , Coleslaw and fried veggies.
• Different types of bread can be served with lobster. Even tandoori naan , garlic naan are good choice with lobster.
• Mace n cheese , some steam noodles or  Hakka noodles and fried rice are good option to serve with lobster.

            Recipe notes 

• If you don't like spicy then skip adding green chili paste in the recipe.
• You can even add schezwan sauce little bit to make it more taste and yummy.