# Shrimp with lobster sauce (from The Woks of Life)

Video: [FAST Shrimp with Lobster Sauce recipe! | The Woks of Life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c) by [The Woks of Life](https://www.youtube.com/@Thewoksoflife1).
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- Serves: not stated
- Total time: not stated
- Ontario estimate*: ~$7.93 per serving, ~$15.86 for ~2 portions (assumed); saves ~$19.07* per serving (71%) vs ordering out (~$27.00*). * Estimate: 9 line(s) we couldn't price were filled with typical costs for their type; the video doesn't state how many it serves, so 2 portions were assumed; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario seafood entrée at ~$27, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.

## Ingredients

- 16 to 20 size shrimp shrimp
- ground pork ground pork
- 1 egg
- scallion scallion
- garlic garlic
- cornstarch slurry cornstarch
- peas frozen peas
- chicken stock chicken stock
- salt salt
- sugar sugar
- sesame oil sesame oil
- shaoxing wine shaoxing wine
- soy sauce soy sauce
- dark soy sauce dark soy sauce
- oyster sauce oyster sauce
- black beans black beans
- msg msg
- 1 to 2 tbsp cooking oil

## Steps

1. [3:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=191s) Peel and butterfly the shrimp, then remove the sand tracks.
2. [7:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=440s) Wash the shrimp in a bowl of water to remove any remaining sand and grit.
3. [10:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=611s) Bring water to a boil in a wok and blanch the ground pork briefly, then remove with a strainer.
4. [11:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=679s) Blanch the shrimp briefly in the boiling water until just cleaned, then remove with a strainer.
5. [13:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=806s) Wash the wok and heat it over medium heat.
6. [14:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=855s) Add cooking oil and garlic to the heated wok.
7. [14:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=865s) Add Shaoxing wine and chicken stock to the wok and bring to a boil.
8. [15:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=937s) Add the blanched pork back into the wok.
9. [15:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=942s) Slightly beat the egg in a bowl with chopsticks, breaking the yolk while keeping egg whites intact.
10. [16:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=992s) Add frozen peas to the wok.
11. [16:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=1003s) Add the shrimp back into the wok.
12. [16:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=1006s) Pour in the cornstarch slurry gradually to thicken the sauce.
13. [17:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=1050s) Pour the beaten egg over the sauce and let it cook without stirring too much to form white egg pieces.
14. [17:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=1070s) Add scallions and stir gently.
15. [18:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxE7fKHGK-c&t=1101s) Transfer the finished shrimp with lobster sauce onto a serving plate.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- strainer
- wok
- spatula
- chopsticks

## What the video didn't say

- servings not stated
- total cooking time not stated
- exact ingredient quantities not stated
- heat levels specified only generally

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