How to Prepare Shrimp for Chinese Cooking

Name: How to Prepare Shrimp for Chinese Cooking
Prep time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4 serving
Ingredients: 1-2 pounds Shrimp; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup ice water; 1 cup ice

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Prep Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs
Servings
4
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Chinese

How to Prepare Shrimp for Chinese Cooking

Yara Blevins

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Like any ingredient, the fresher your shrimp are, the less you have to do. High quality fresh shrimp need little or no treatment. However, this technique is encouraged if you'd like your shrimp to have a fresher taste and crunchier texture, especially for stir-fries.

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Ingredients

Servings

1-2 pounds Shrimp (peeled and deveined)
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup ice water
1 cup ice

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Instructions

Place your shrimp into a large mixing bowl, and add sugar, salt and baking soda. Gently massage the ingredients into the shrimp.
Add ice water and ice to the bowl, and stir everything together. Let your shrimp sit for 1-2 hours, or even overnight in the refrigerator.
When you're ready to use the shrimp, run cold water into the bowl, gently stir the shrimp, and pour the water out. Repeat this twice to remove excess salt, sugar and baking soda.
Drain. The shrimp are now ready to use.