Cantonese Recipes


Pete's Request

Stir Fried Lobster and Chicken


Ingredients
1 two pound lobster
1 lb. chicken
4 to 5 straw mushroom
2 stalks of spring onion
5 slices of ginger (cut into diamond shape)
1/2 tablespoon chicken broth
1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce
4 to 5 drops seseme oil
4 to 5 drops shao xing rice wine
salt
starch
white pepper
1 egg white
1 clove garlic

The Sauce
In a small bowl mix the chicken broth, oyster sauce, sesemi oil, white pepper, salt and sugar to taste and a little starch for thickening.

Preparation
Shell the lobster. You will get approximately half pound of meat. Cut the lobster meat into slices. Sprinkle with a little starch. Set aside. Bone chicken, you will get approximately 8 onzes of meat. Cut into slices. Add the egg white and mix in a little starch. Set aside. Remove head and tails of the spring onions. Wash and cut diagonally into lengths. Peel and crush the clove of garlic.

Stir Frying
Wash and dry the wok. Put on fire until very hot. Put in ladle of oil. Swirl oil in wok and empty oil back into the container. Put in a fresh ladle of oil. Quickly add the lobster and chicken slices. Pre-cook for 30 seconds. Drain, leaving one tablespoon oil in wok. Add crushed gralic, ginger slices, spring onions and straw mushroom. Stir fry for a few seconds then add the pre-cooked chicken and lobster slices. Sprinkle with the rice wine. Add the sauce. Toss the ingredients int the wok for a few seconds and dish up.

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