Shrimp With Lobster Sauce Recipe

lobster meat

🥗Healthier: crab meat

💰Cheaper: imitation crab

Crab meat offers a similar texture at a lower cost.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in fat and calories.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces salt intake.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil provides a healthier fat option.

Mince 2 cloves of garlic and chop 2 green onions into small pieces.

Beat 1 egg in a bowl.

Peel and rinse the shrimp with cold water and pat them dry.

Marinate the shrimp with salt, a little bit of sugar, white pepper powder, cornstarch, and a little bit of water; mix evenly.

Add a touch of sesame oil to the marinated shrimp.

Marinate ground pork (or ground chicken) with soy sauce, a little bit of water, and cornstarch; mix well.

Rinse fermented black beans a few times to wash away excess salt (optional).

Prepare a cornstarch and water mixture by mixing cornstarch with cold water until there are no clumps.

Add oil to a hot pan over medium-high heat and pan-fry the shrimp, spreading them out until the bottom is golden; turn them over to pan-fry the other side until golden.

Remove the shrimp from the pan once both sides are golden.

Add more oil to the pan if needed and stir-fry the ground meat until fully cooked.

If using, add the fermented black beans and minced garlic; stir-fry for another 30 seconds.

Add unsalted chicken broth to the pan and bring to a boil.

Stir the cornstarch and water mixture to ensure it’s well mixed before adding it to the sauce without delay; gently stir to mix evenly.

Once the sauce comes back to a boil, it will thicken up due to the cornstarch.

Pour in the beaten egg and stir it as it cooks in the sauce until fully cooked.

Add the shrimp back to the pan along with a touch of rice wine (optional); stir a few times to let the alcohol evaporate.

Add a touch of sesame oil and the chopped green onions; mix everything together.

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