Chinese blanched shrimp
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
15 mins
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Servings
2
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Calories
165 kcal
Chinese blanched shrimp
Description
This recipe for Chinese blanched shrimp starts with carefully cleaned and deveined fresh shrimp with shells intact. The shrimp are poached briefly in heavily seasoned boiling water, which contains scallions, smashed ginger, salt, and Sichuan peppercorns if used. This quick cooking method keeps the shrimp tender without overcooking.
The dipping sauce combines light soy sauce, thinly shredded ginger and scallion, a touch of sesame oil, sugar, and water to balance the savory, aromatic flavors with slight sweetness. Mixing the sauce ingredients thoroughly ensures the sugar is dissolved and flavors meld.
Blanching shrimp this way preserves the natural sweetness and texture of the seafood while adding subtle aromatics from the poaching liquid. This dish is typically served cooled or at room temperature with the dipping sauce alongside.
Ingredients
- 300 g Shrimp fresh
Dipping Sauce
- 1.5 tbsp. soy sauce light
- 10 ginger thin shreds
- 10 scallion thin shreds
- 1/2 tsp. sesame oil , optional
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1.5 tbsp. water clean
Boiling water
- 2 scallions
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. Sichuan peppercorn
- water
- 2 chunks ginger smashed
Instructions
- How to devein shrimp with shells and heads. Firstly use a kitchen shear to trim off the legs and the sharp part at the top of the head to avoid hurt.opening the carapace of the head. Then wash carefully under running water. Washing is extremely important for Chinese poached shrimp, as the head parts spoil the flavor.
- In a large pot of water, add scallion, ginger, salt and Sichuan peppercorn (my personal favorite but optional). Bring the water to a boiling.
- Keep high fire and place the shrimp in. After adding the shrimp, the temperature drops immediately to the poaching range. Wait for around 1 minute or until the water begins to boil again. Transfer out as soon as possible.
- Mix all the ingredients for dipping sauce together and make sure the sugar is well dissolved. Serve with dipping sauce.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 165 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 165kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 242mg | 81% |
| Sodium | 1756mg | 73% |
| Potassium | 490mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 133IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 119mg | 12% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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