Lobster fried rice is an easy and delicious recipe that your whole family will love. Ready in less than 30 minutes and still delicious as leftovers!
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Lobster fried rice is one of the best recipes to make for a romantic date night, party or family dinner.
The epitome of indulgence but surprisingly easy to make! Speaking of date-night, be sure to check out this Bone Marrow Butter, Lobster Ravioli Sauce and Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice to really WOW.
Who doesn’t love succulent chunks of lobster, perfectly cooked rice, veggies and umami ka-pow! If you want to make this fried recipe on the Blackstone, be sure to check out this Blackstone Fried Rice recipe.
If you want to go fully Asian inspired for this fantastic meal, check out these delicious side dishes to serve with your lobster fried rice: Air Fryer Frozen Egg Rolls, Mayak Eggs and Air Fryer Frozen Dumplings.
Surprisingly, this lobster fried rice takes less than 30 minutes to prepare and can be made on the stove top or Blackstone griddle. Even a beginner cook can rock this lobster fried rice recipe!
Why this lobster fried rice is the best!
- Lobster fried rice is a great way to make an elevated and sophisticated dish for friends and family that is very easy for even a beginner to execute!
- You can make this lobster fried rice recipe in a large batch to feed a crowd or in a smaller amount for a romantic date night or solo dinner night.
- Ready in less than 30 minutes and super delicious!
Ingredients
- Oil: Vegetable oil, canola oil, grapeseed oil or any high heat oil.
- Lobster: Lobster tail is great for this recipe but you can use any lobster meat of choice.
- Onion: Sweet or yellow onion.
- Carrots: Bagged shredded carrots are easiest. You can also use frozen carrots.
- Peas: Frozen peas.
- Rice: Cooked white (jasmine rice, short or long grain) or brown rice.
- Eggs: Organic or regular.
- Sesame Oil
- Soy Sauce: Regular or low-sodium soy sauce.
- Fermented Black Bean Sauce: Optional but recommended. If you enjoy spicy, this sauce is highly recommended and packed full of flavor. I believe this is the key ingredient to make your Blackstone fried rice taste like a delicious restaurant version.
- Chili oil or Chili Crunch: Optional.
How to make lobster fried rice
- Pre-cook your rice via method of choice. See Instant Pot Rice (omit rice vinegar from this recipe).
- Preheat the sauté pan to medium-high heat.
- Add vegetable oil to pan and spread to coat.
- For all of your ingredients, mix them every minute or so through the cooking process.
- Add onions and carrots, cook for 2-3 minutes, or until almost fully cooked. Note: for diced carrots, add at same time as onions. For bagged pre-shredded carrots, add about halfway through onions cooking.
- Add frozen peas to onions and carrots and mix. Cook for 1-2 minutes until peas are thawed and onions/carrots are fully cooked. Set mixture aside in large bowl.
- To sauté pan, add additional oil to coat pan and eggs. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until fully cooked (scrambled). Add cooked eggs to mixture in large bowl.
- To sauté pan, add additional oil to coat pan and lobster tail chunks. Cook for 2-4 minutes or until fully cooked (FDA recommends cooking to internal temperature of 145°F). Add cooked lobster to mixture in large bowl.
- Mix until all ingredients in large bowl are well combined.
- Add soy sauce and sesame oil and mix thoroughly.
- If you enjoy spicy, add fermented black bean sauce (highly recommend!) and chili oil or chili crunch and mix thoroughly.
- Add cooked rice and mix thoroughly. Add additional soy sauce, sesame oil and chili crunch as necessary to suit your tastes and spice level.
- Transfer to serving dish and enjoy!
Serve with a side of Chili Crisp, Hibachi Ginger Sauce or Hibachi Mustard Sauce.
To make this Lobster Fried Rice on the Blackstone, check out this Blackstone Fried Rice recipe for easy instructions.
FAQ and expert tips
Yes, frozen lobster meat can be used in lobster fried rice. It is recommended to fully thaw before cooking.
Medium or long grain rice is best for fried rice. Short grain fried rice can be a bit sticky.
To prevent overcooking, cooking the lobster separately is best to allow for an even cook. Cook at the lower end of the cook time and cut a piece open to check for doneness.
Absolutely! While lobster is a traditional choice, you can experiment with other seafood options like shrimp, crab or scallops to create your own unique twist.
Yes, you can create a vegetarian or vegan version by substituting the lobster with plant-based alternatives like diced tofu, tempeh or even lobster mushrooms, which mimic the texture of lobster very well.
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Lobster Fried Rice
Equipment
- Stovetop
- Grill, large sauté pan or cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1½ pounds lobster tails (cut into chunks)
- 1 large onion (diced)
- 1 cup shredded carrots or diced carrots
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 4 cups cooked rice (white or brown rice)
- 5 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- ¼ cup soy sauce (low sodium or regular)
- 2 tablespoons Optional: fermented black bean sauce highly recommended for flavor and spice
- 1 tablespoon Optional: chili oil or chili crunch
Instructions
- Pre-cook your rice via method of choice. See Instant Pot Rice (omit rice vinegar from this recipe).
- Preheat the sauté pan to medium-high heat.
- Add vegetable oil to pan and spread to coat.
- For all of your ingredients, mix them every minute or so through the cooking process.
- Add onions and carrots, cook for 2-3 minutes, or until almost fully cooked. Note: for diced carrots, add at same time as onions. For bagged pre-shredded carrots, add about halfway through onions cooking.
- Add frozen peas to onions and carrots and mix. Cook for 1-2 minutes until peas are thawed and onions/carrots are fully cooked. Set mixture aside in large bowl.
- To sauté pan, add additional oil to coat pan and eggs. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until fully cooked (scrambled). Add cooked eggs to mixture in large bowl.
- To sauté pan, add additional oil to coat pan and lobster tail chunks. Cook for 2-4 minutes or until fully cooked (FDA recommends cooking to internal temperature of 145°F). Add cooked lobster to mixture in large bowl.
- Mix until all ingredients in large bowl are well combined.
- Add soy sauce and sesame oil and mix thoroughly.
- If you enjoy spicy, add fermented black bean sauce (highly recommend!) and chili oil or chili crunch and mix thoroughly.
- Add cooked rice and mix thoroughly. Add additional soy sauce, sesame oil and chili crunch as necessary to suit your tastes and spice level.
- Transfer to serving dish and enjoy!
Shane
This lobster fried rice is amazing! I got the black bean sauce that Aubrey linked and it was a total game changer. She said it was different and better and she was right! Legit recipe I will follow from here on out!