Lobster Fried Rice

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!

Course dinner

Cuisine American, asian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 350kcal

Author Aubrey

Cost $35

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

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.