Lobster with Pineapple in Tamarind Sauce Recipe

Pineapples are rich in vitamins B-complex a group of vitamins like folates, thiamin, pyridoxine and riboflavin.It also contains minerals like copper, manganese and potassium. Pineapple fruit also contains a proteolytic enzyme bromelain that digests food by breaking down proteins. It is also an excellent source of antioxidant vitamin; vitamin C. This makes pineapples to be an important fruit in a diet. Test this combination in this recipe.

Cook time is 20 minutes (serves 3)

Ingredients for the recipe

2 lobsters

½ pineapple

4 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 tablespoon palm sugar

1 tablespoon tamarind sauce

2 tablespoon oyster sauce

4 tablespoon fish sauce

2 tins coconut milk (400ml each)

5 kaffir lime leaves

Procedure for the recipe

• Cut open the lobster, remove the innards and pound the claws. Peel the pineapple and cut into bite-sized chunks.

• Stir-fry the lobster pieces over very high heat; add the pineapple and sprinkle with finely chopped palm sugar, then pour the tamarind, fish and oyster sauces over. Add the coconut milk and leave to simmer for 5 mins.

• Towards the end, stir in the finely chopped kaffir lime leaves. Serve.