Lobster and Crab Steamed in Beer Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 4
4 4-8 600 ml 4 4 cm 2 3 stalks 1 bunch 1 bunch each 30 ml 1 1/4 teaspoon 1/4 teaspoon	Uncooked lobsters, about 450g each Uncooked crabs, about 225g each Beer Spring onions (scallions) trimmed and chopped into long pieces Fresh root ginger, peeled and finely sliced Green or red Thai chilies, seeded and finely sliced Lemon grass, finely sliced Fresh dill, fronds chopped Fresh basil and coriander (cilantro), stalks removed, leaves chopped Nuoc mam, plus extra for serving Lemon, juiced Salt Ground black pepper
Method : Clean the lobsters and crabs well and rub them with salt and pepper. Place half of them in a large steamer and pour the beer into the base. Scatter half the spring onions, ginger, chilies, lemon grass and herbs over the lobsters and crabs, and steam for about 10 minutes, or until the lobsters turn red. Lift them on to a serving dish. Cook the remaining half in the same way. Add the lemon grass, herbs and nuoc mam to the simmering beer, stir in the lemon juice, then pour into a dipping bowl. Serve the shellfish hot, dipping the lobster and crab meat into the beer broth and adding extra splashes of nuoc cham, if you like.