Shrimp in Lobster Sauce is a delicious seafood dish that you can order at many Chinese restaurants, and it’s actually very easy to make at home too! Here’s how.

What is shrimp in lobster sauce?

Shrimp in lobster sauce is shrimp that is stir fried and served with a sauce made with chicken broth, garlic, green onions, and eggs. Sometimes it can also contain soy sauce and minced pork.

It is known as a ‘white sauce’ (vs. many ‘brown sauce’ dishes) in the United States. It can be a lighter dish if you are craving Chinese food but not wanting anything super heavy.

Just to make it clear, Shrimp in Lobster Sauce actually contains no lobster! So why is it called Shrimp in “lobster sauce” then?

“Lobster sauce” was actually created initially in North America by Chinese restaurant owners and it was inspired by a method of preparing lobster in Cantonese cuisine where you use ginger, green onions, and also often soy sauce to create a sauce with lobster.

Lobster is a lot more expensive than shrimp so restaurants cooked this dish with shrimp. Hence “Shrimp with Lobster Sauce” aka 蝦龍糊 was born!

By the way this is similar to how Eggplant in Garlic Sauce in Chinese is actually called “Fish Flavor Eggplants” but there’s no fish in the dish. The sauce is basically often used to cook fish with!

How to make shrimp with lobster sauce?

First gather your ingredients:

• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• Marinade:
  • 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons michiu / rice cooking wine
  • 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• 1 inch ginger, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup frozen peas
• Cornstarch slurry
  • 1 tbsp corn starch
  • 2 tbsp water
• 1 egg, beaten
• ½ tsp white pepper
• Salt as desired
• Green onions, chopped

In a mixing bowl, add the shrimp marinade together and let it sit for about 15 minutes.

In a wok or cooking pan, add shrimp and stir fry for about 30 seconds on each side. Remove shrimp and place aside.

Add chicken broth, ginger, garlic, frozen peas and stir to mix well and bring to a simmer.

Create a cornstarch slurry with the cornstarch and water, and add slurry slowly in to the wok/cooking pan. Add white pepper and salt as desired.

Swirl in the beaten egg while stirring.

Return shrimp back in to wok/skillet.

Sprinkle with green onions, mix well and remove from heat and serve!

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If you love Asian shrimp recipes, check out my other tasty shrimp recipes:

Shrimp Cabbage Stir Fry

Shrimp and Onion Stir Fry

Shrimp Snow Peas Stir Fry

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