October 04, 2007

Lobster Recipe: Stir-fried Lobster with Butter and Cheese (芝士牛油焗龙虾)

Stir-fried Lobster with Butter and Cheese (芝士牛油焗龙虾) (Click on the image to view the complete photoset of 6 pictures)
I am not done with my lobster. I told you I had three recipes to share, and I haven't forgotten about it. As a matter of fact, I was giving you guys a break--I don't want you to have a cholesterol attack just by visiting Rasa Malaysia.

Anyway, this is the final installment of my lobster series --stir-fried lobster with butter and cheese or 芝士牛油焗龙虾. (To view my previous lobster recipes, please click here and here.) Cheese is back, and this time with butter for a sinfully delectable stir-fry lobster dish! Simply divine. Period. If you have tried this dish, I am sure you can attest to my claim that this is indeed the BEST stir-fry lobster dish, EVER!

Stir-fried Lobster with Butter and Cheese (芝士牛油焗龙虾)While ginger and scallion lobster and black beans lobster--which I find boring and uninspiring--are very popular in Cantonese-style restaurants in the United States, stir-fried lobster with butter and cheese (芝士牛油焗龙虾) is commonly served in Malaysia. As lobsters are extremely expensive in the region, the use of butter and cheese adds that extra "luxury" touch to this preparation.

Words just fail me when it comes to describing the taste of this dish; I will leave the recipe to you so you can experience it for yourself.

Other lobster recipes from Rasa Malaysia:
  1. Mango and Lobster Salad--a mangolicious and ultra-refreshing salad. A must try!
  2. Baked Lobster with Cheese--Lobster, baked with your favorite cheese topping. Mmm mmm good.
Recipe: Stir-fried Lobster with Butter and Cheese (芝士牛油焗龙虾)

Ingredients:

2.5 lbs lobster
1/2 onion (thinly sliced)
1 cup light cream/milk
4 slices Kraft cheese (yep, Chinese restaurants use them!) or cheese powder
3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
3 tablespoons melted butter
Some corn starch (for coating the lobster pieces before deep frying)
Some chopped scallions
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste

Method:

Clean the lobster and chop it into pieces. Coat the lobster pieces with some corn starch and deep fry in very hot oil until 80% done or as soon as the shell turns red. Dish out and set aside.

Heat up a wok and add the melted butter. Toss in the chopped garlic, sliced onion and stir fry until aromatic (but before they turn brown). Add in the light cream/milk, bring it to boil, and then add in the fried lobster pieces. Lay the 4 pieces of cheese (or sprinkle cheese powder generously) on top of the lobster and cover the wok on high heat and let it simmer for a few minutes or until the cheese melts and the sauce thickens. Stir and blend the cheese well with the lobster, add chopped scallion, salt and sugar to taste, dish out and serve immediately.

Cook's Notes:
  1. If the sauce is too thick and sticky, add some water to loosen up the sauce.
  2. You can use other cheese slices or cheese powder for this recipe.

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Comments on "Lobster Recipe: Stir-fried Lobster with Butter and Cheese (芝士牛油焗龙虾)"

 

Blogger eatdrinknbmerry said ... (8:04 PM) : 

RM, I have no doubt that this flavor combination is delicious. It may seem weird to add the cheese but I can already imagine this on my palate. My uncle used to make fried crab wontons in it with a piece of bleu cheese inside. Amazing. Beautiful photos/execution.

 

Blogger Manggy said ... (9:44 PM) : 

Oh man! It looks awesome (and I love all the other crustaceans), but I've never had lobster before. I wish I had money so I could at least try it!

 

Blogger daphne said ... (10:15 PM) : 

never would i have thought that Kraft cheese is one of the secret ingred to this dish. Thanks for sharing and your photos are fab.

 

Blogger K & S said ... (11:54 PM) : 

mmm this sounds addicting!

 

Blogger Jun said ... (3:45 AM) : 

are lobsters cheap over there? o_O

 

Blogger nicisme said ... (4:20 AM) : 

Looks absolutely gorgeous - my husband would adore this!

 

Blogger Lydia said ... (4:33 AM) : 

I love that you're combining lobster and cheese (again) -- it reminds me of lobster Newburg, an old-fashioned dish that used to be on lots of menus, but your dishes are clean and bright. And the photos are jumping off the page!

 

Blogger Meeta said ... (5:33 AM) : 

oh boy you have got me craving for lobster now. This looks really good!

 

Blogger Padmaja said ... (5:44 AM) : 

I have never tasted Lobster yet and looking at that incredible dish, Feel like having it now!!!
Amazing Pictures!!!

 

Blogger Nate 2.0 said ... (11:13 AM) : 

Nice pics. I would never have thought they used Kraft American cheese for that. Wonder if that's the only cheese that can be used...you have to find that right balance.

 

Blogger Cynthia said ... (2:35 PM) : 

I was giving you guys a break--I don't want you to have a cholesterol attack just by visiting Rasa Malaysia. - Yes, but what a pleasurable way to go (lol). You can't deny it, even you said, and I quote: "Words just fail me when it comes to describing the taste of this dish;"

I rest my case.

 

Anonymous tigerfish said ... (4:42 PM) : 

Serious ah? Will get cholesterol attack? Then how come you pass the "seafood bug" to me? It's true I'm doing seafood more often these days - getting a hang of it liow! :) So what is your club name?Udang club or 虾蟹一族 ? :P

I think Cantonese also do the 芝士牛油焗龙虾... this dish is international! Yest. I just watched a Taiwanese chef use Kraft cheese in his cooking too.

All your lobster dishes really make it to 五星级料理! Fabulous!

 

Blogger Ming_the_Merciless said ... (9:51 PM) : 

Ay, ah-moi-ah, how do you stay so skinny (in the photo) if you eat all these cheese and butter stuff-huh?

 

Blogger Anali said ... (9:22 AM) : 

Wow! I've never heard of lobster being used in a stir-fry. But now that I think of it, why wouldn't it? Great dish!

 

Blogger Kate said ... (2:07 PM) : 

Rasa this dish really screams...eat me now !!! Rich bet worth every calorie. So when u inviting me over ??

 

Anonymous Lucy said ... (7:13 PM) : 

Your lobster looks absolutely divine, and I'm sure it tastes heavenly too. Btw, congrats on having one of your recipes voted THE dish to cook on tv over at steamy kitchen's. Glad to know I voted for a winner :)

 

Anonymous veron said ... (8:48 PM) : 

Goodness,I am drooling here! This looks so delightfully sinful , I can almost taste it!

 

Blogger Piggy said ... (10:11 AM) : 

Wow, I can imagine how rich this dish would be and I bet it must be very (X 10) delicious. I always believe that unhealthy food taste the best, so this must be one of such dishes then... LOL!

 

Blogger team bsg said ... (6:12 PM) : 

omg first time face to face with a rounded right sized luscious lonster ! can throw in like dim sum ?

 

Anonymous joey said ... (12:24 AM) : 

What a luxurious preparation for lobster! It looks sublime! :) Don't worry about our cholesterol...you just go ahead and post all the dishes like this as much as you want! :)

 

Blogger JadedOne said ... (11:14 AM) : 

Damn RM, that lobster looks really good. Now that I have a deep fryer, I'm gonna make it a priority to try this recipe out first! Like EDBM said, it's weird to combine cheese and lobster since those don't normally go together, but those pictures alone have changed my mind!

 

Blogger Brilynn said ... (2:44 PM) : 

You could do absolutely anything with lobster and I would love it!

 

Blogger Amy said ... (7:08 PM) : 

This looks sinfully delicious! MM!

 

Blogger Rasa Malaysia said ... (7:41 PM) : 

All - sorry I haven't been able to respond to your comments timely. Have been too busy...apologies, but thanks for all your sweet comments and kind words!

Manggy & Padmaja - I hope you get to try lobsters soon. I never had much lobsters when I was in Malaysia because it is sooooo expensive...I think I had only a few times, but in the US, lobsters are really not that expensive. :)

Jun - I got my lobster for $7.99 per pound, which is not so bad considering how expensive it is back home.

Nate 2.0 - you can also use cheese powder.

Tiga - you are right about this as a Cantonese dish, but I have never had this dish in any Cantonese restaurant in the US. Strange, don't you think?

Ming - easy, just stay away from too much rice and noodles and carb. Really. If I don't eat rice for a couple of nights, I lose weight right away! Hehe.

JadedOne - Trust me, lobstes and cheese SHOULD go together. Really!

 

Anonymous Syrie said ... (10:00 PM) : 

Beautiful Photos. My mouth is watering!!

 

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