Hi guys!
I’m so excited today, because I’m about to share the BEST Lobster Noodles recipe EEEEVVVVVEEEERRRRR! Seriously, can’t have enough of this amazing lobster noodles I created at home, you MUST try!!
As you can see, my giant lobster has only one claw… there is a story behind… Long story short, Jacob went to get a live lobster for the video in the morning and the fish guy drops (Jacob thinks) the lobster and hurried to scale and wrapped. By the time lobster shows in the house, it has only one claw.
By the way, don’t name your lobster.
First thing is first, let’s make the most delicious flavored butter for Bob, I mean the lobster and the noodles!
Combine unsalted butter, tons of garlic, green onions, lemongrass, hint of ginger, Thai chili (only if you want spicy!🌶), fish sauce, palm sugar (you can use honey instead!) and black pepper.
Bring it to boil over medium heat. Let it keep simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and set aside.
Steam (you can boil as well if you prefer) the lobster over boiling water for 9 minutes for 2 pounds.
Add 1 more minute per half pound. This way the lobster won’t be fully cooked, but only 3/4 way through cooked.
So my lobster was 4 1/2 lb so I steamed it for 14 minutes.
Remove lobster from the steamer and place in a ice water to stop cooking.
Cut lobster in halves and place on a baking sheet.
BTW, when you cut the lobster and see a bunch of black/dark green stuff, don’t freak out!! (like I did)
It’s lobster eggs. They will turn into orange-ish red when they are cooked! Super delicious!!
Brush total of 4 tablespoons flavored butter on lobster halves.
High broil (500°F) the lobster on the medium rack for 2 to 3 minutes or until the lobster is fully cooked.
Keep it warm.
Meanwhile, let’s make the egg noodles to serve together with the lobster.
This is my favorite egg noodles, it’s part cooked, so ready to sit fry from the package!
You can find this egg noodles from Asian/Chinese grocery stores at the refrigerator section.
Heat a wok over high heat. Add remanning flavored butter. Add the noodles and oyster sauce. Stir fry until the noodles are fully cooked and soft, about 2 to 4 minutes. If the noodles need to cook more, add a splash of water to help them steam and finish cooking.
Add green onions and toss. Stir fry for 1 minutes and remove from heat.
Place fried noodles on a large serving plate and pour the juices from the lobster on the bottom of the baking sheet. Then finally top the noodles with gorgeous lobsters. (on the picture, I pour the lobster juice after I place the lobster, but it’s not a huge deal.)
Squeeze fresh lime or lemon juice right on top then garnish with chopped cilantro and fried shallot!
Enjoy~!!
Oh, don’t forget to take a picture and post on Instagram!!!
SHOW OFF!!!
PrintThe BEST Lobster Noodles
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 6 1x
Description
Ingredients
For the Flavored Butter
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tsp chopped ginger
- 1/4 cup chopped garlic (approximately 10 to 13 cloves garlic)
- 1/2 cup chopped green onion (approximately 4 to 5 green onions)
- 3 Tbsp chopped lemongrass (approximately 1 lemongrass)
- 4 thai chilies, chopped, optional
- 2 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 Tbsp palm sugar or honey
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
For the Lobster
- 4 to 4 1/2 lb lobster or 2 of 2 lb lobsters/lobster tail
- 4 Tbsp flavored butter
For the Noodles
- Remaining flavored butter
- 1 lb precooked & ready to use egg noodles (If you’re using dried egg noodles, prepared by following the directions of the package you’re using)
- 1 tsp oyster sauce plus more to taste
- 3 green onions, cut into 2-inch pieces
For the Garnish
- Lime or lemon
- Cilantro
- Fried shallot
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients for the flavored butter and bring it to boil over medium heat. Let it keep simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Steam (you can boil as well if you prefer) the lobster over boiling water for 9 minutes for 2 pounds. Add 1 more minute per half pound. This way the lobster won’t be fully cooked, but only 3/4 way through cooked. Remove lobster from the steamer and place in a ice water to stop cooking.
- Cut lobster in halves and place on a baking sheet. Brush total of 4 tablespoons flavored butter on lobster halves. High broil (500°F) the lobster on the medium rack for 2 to 3 minutes or until the lobster is fully cooked. Keep it warm.
- Meanwhile, let’s make the egg noodles to serve together with the lobster.
Heat a wok over high heat; add remanning flavored butter. Add the noodles and oyster sauce. Stir fry until the noodles are fully cooked and soft, about 2 to 4 minutes. If the noodles need to cook more, add a splash of water to help them steam and finish cooking. - Add green onions and toss. Stir fry for 1 minutes and remove from heat.
- Place fried noodles on a large serving plate and pour the juices from the lobster on the bottom of the baking sheet. Then finally top the noodles with gorgeous lobsters. Squeeze fresh lime or lemon juice right on top then garnish with chopped cilantro and fried shallot! Enjoy~!!
- Cook Time: 20 mins
6 comments
I agree with Jacob, totally want to pull out all of that meat and rolls and mix it up with the noodles (sorry, meant to say nuders, lol), Yum! 🍜🍋🌶
lol! actually that’s the best way to enjoy without any interrupting!
I made this tonight with spaghetti and it was a hit! Thank you thank you thank you!
I had it at a friends house and it was a big hit so I made it again for my family! I don’t like having lemongrass on my teeth so I will only use lemongrass to season then take it out. Thank you for the awesome recipe!
Actually if the dark green stuff is in the body is the tomalley (lobster paste that is liver and pancreas). Eggs are found on the tail and are coral colored. You would see eggs before you cooked the lobster, and they are supposed to be tossed back to the sea by fishermen to ensure the lobster population is not over fished.
I absolutely love lobster and I wanted to do something that wasn’t Cantonese scallion and ginger lobster. I made this recipe and it was delicious! I didn’t use chili to make it toddler friendly but I did add a lot of Kampot pepper. Keeping the lobster whole makes a good presentation, which is great for Instagram or wowing guests, but I think for a regular family dinner it’d be best to take a few minutes to take out the meat and toss it in the noodles. That way the shells are already out of the way and all that’s left to do is stuffing faces 🙂