Recipe - Steamed Lobster With Pork

1 (1.52 pound) lobster
One fourth pound Lean pork
2 Scallion stalks
2 sl Fresh ginger root
2 Eggs
2 tablespoon Oil
2 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Sherry
One half teaspoon Salt
teaspoon Sugar
1 ds Pepper
Lettuce

1. With a cleaver, chop lobster lengthwise in half; then clean. Chop each
half, shell and all, in 1One half inch sections. Chop claws in two. Arrange
lobster, meatside up, on a heatproof platter.

2. Mince or grind pork, scallions and ginger root; beat eggs lightly. Then
combine, together with oil, soy sauce, sherry, salt, sugar and pepper.
Blend well.

3. Spread mixture over lobster and stream until done (about 30 minutes).
See "Howto Section". Garnish with shredded lettuce and serve. VARIATIONS:

1. For the lobster, substitute 6 crabs.

2. For the pork mixture, substitute either of the following combinations:

a. One fourth pound pork, minced; 1 teaspoon fermented black beans (soaked),
mashed together with 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 1
tablespoon smoked ham and 1 scallion stalk, both minced; and One half teaspoon
salt.

b. One fourth pound pork, minced; 4 dried black mushrooms (soaked), minced, 4
water chestnuts, minced; 1 tablespoon oil, 1 teaspoon sherry, One half teaspoon
salt, One half teaspoon sugar and the white of a Chinese salt egg. (After
spreading mixture over lobster, mash the yolk of the salt egg and sprinkle
on top.)

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.