Scribbling...

Today is a fine hot Wednesday! I can't believe the amount of heat Apollo can scorch on the earthly beings.

But weather aside, today is a fine day to check out the local delights in the local market.

Damage done: Midin and coconut tree trunk's inti ( 'ye zin' or directly translated as 'heart of the coconut').

So we had a scrumptious lunch and I'm contented to dig into the natural sweetness of mum's curry ye zin... *heavenly*

But, but, but... by noon, Dad suddenly came home with - *drum rolling* Yes! You've guess it ! LOBSTERS!!!

I've never seen a live lobster before. I mean REALLY see and touch one before. The ones from TV are definitely not accounted for. And to see 5 of them was a sight to behold. So bro and I, being the sakai that we are, were amazed by the sight.
And then Dad drop the bomb straight on traget. 'You cook 3 for dinner later k'


OH NO!!! How la to cook lobster?! I never even seen an uncooked lobster, what more to clean and cook it! Cam lo...

Luckily for the trusted internet (thank you www.youtube.com and other websites) So I managed to check out a few recipes. And with laptop at the dry kitchen, I brave the wet kitchen to attempt to cook lobster for dinner. -_-!!!

These are the two different lobster dishes I've come out with for dinner. =P

1) Stir-Fried Cheesey Lobster -courtesy of www.rasamalaysia.com

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.

2) Drunken Lobster - own cincai recipe

Ingredients:

Garlic, Onions, Lemon Grass, Chili, Chinese Red Wine, Sesame Oil, Salt, Sunflower Oil. =)

Methods:

Very easy. Clean the lobster. Heat up the wok, pour in some sunflower oil, saute garlic, onions, crushed lemon grass, chopped chili. Fry, fry, fry. When everything's ready, turn off the fire, put in red wine (amount: suka hati)

Make sure you season your lobster with a bit of salt, before pouring in your sauce on top of the lobster. Put it into the stimmer for about 15 minutes and you're ready to serve.

*sorry, no picture. Because by the time I finish cooking, everyone is way too hungry dy =P


So there goes bro's birthday dinner. =)



p.s. picture all courtesy of koko.com =); assistant cook, big bro.