Gluten Free Spicy Lobster Bites

by Miami Food Network

Gluten Free Spicy Lobster Bites

Lightly pan-fried succulent lobster gets tossed in a spicy chili cream sauce and plated with a tangy red onion and cucumber salad.

You might be thinking frying such a delicate piece of meat would ruin it. NOT AT ALL.. The lobster meat stays succulent juicy & melt in your mouth tender with a crispy crunch on the outside… YUM! It is heavenly.

Ingredients

 

  • 1.25 lb lobster meat cut into large chunks (I used 8 lobster tails and cut each tail into 3 sections)
  • 1 c. corn starch
  • 1 T. blackened spice
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • vegetable oil for pan frying

Chili Sauce

  • 1/2 lb. chili peppers I used the mini sweet and 1 jalapeno
  • 1/4 medium onion
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 T. veggie oil
  • 3 T. rice vinegar
  • 2 T. brown sugar
  • 2 T. fish sauce
  • 1/4 c. mayo
  • 1/4 tsp. hot sauce
  • 1/2 cayenne pepper
  • 1 T. Sriracha
  • 2 T. water

Pickled Red Onion and Cucumber Salad

  • 1/2 c. apple cider vinegar
  • 1 T. sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 red onion sliced thin
  • 1/2 English cucumber halved, seeded and sliced
  • 1 mini sweet red bell pepper sliced thin
  • Green onions garnish
 

Preparation

Make the Salad

  • Whisk the apple cider vinegar, sugar and salt until dissolved. Add red onion and cucumber, and bell pepper and allow to marinate on the counter for 1 hour.

Make the Chili Sauce

  • Place chili peppers, onion and garlic into a food processor and grate really fine.
  • Heat 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil in medium saute pan on medium-high heat for a couple minutes.
  • Add pepper mixture to saute pan and saute until fragrant.
  • Add rice vinegar, brown sugar and fish sauce.<br> Combine and simmer on low for 20 minutes stirring occasionally. Allow to cool.
  • Once pepper mixture has cooled, add mayo, hot sauce, cayenne pepper, Sriracha and water. Mix well. Set aside.
  • Make the Lobster Bites
  • Combine cornstarch, blackened spice, and kosher salt. Mix well.
  • Coat lobster pieces with corn starch mixture and set aside.
  • On medium-high heat, heat veggie oil with enough to make a shallow layer in a large saute pan.
  • Fry lobster for 2-3 minutes on each side or until done. You made need to do a few batches. Don't overcrowd the pan.
  • Drain on paper towel and coat in chili sauce. Garnish with green onions and serve with prepared salad.

Those Lobster Bites look delicious!! I want to try them ASAP!! Thanks for the recipe.

- Miami Food Network -

Lobster health benefits include a quite important point; it is an energy booster, and it keeps one upbeat and stores energy in the form of protein. It has excessive amounts of proteins that can be stored for energy even after having used some of it for repair, growth and cellular reactions. So, find lobster tails for sale here and boost up your energy.

 

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