4.5 from 6 votes
Vietnamese Braised Shrimp In Roe (Tôm Kho Tàu)
This quick and easy shrimp dish is full of flavor, thanks to the use of the shrimp head roe as the base of the sauce.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 164 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Asian , Vietnamese
Ingredients
- 1 lb Shrimp heads on
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 shallot minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon Pantai shrimp paste in soya bean oil
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 scallion optional
Instructions
- Use kitchen shears to trim the legs and whiskers off of the shrimp. Devein them, and use your hands to take the heads off and scoop the orange roe from inside the head into a separate bowl.
- Add fish sauce, half of the minced garlic and shallot, salt, pepper and Pantai shrimp paste to your shrimp and mix together until everything is well incorporated. Let the shrimp marinate for 15 minutes.
- Heat the cooking oil on medium heat in a heavy bottomed pan. Add the leftover minced garlic and shallot and cook until browned, about 5 min.
- Add the marinated shrimp and stir until the shrimp is halfway cooked. The shrimp should be starting to turn orange, but will still be gray and translucent in some parts, about 5 min.
- Add the reserved shrimp roe from inside of the shrimp heads to the pan.
- Continue to cook the shrimp until they are completely orange and no longer translucent, about 5 more min.
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Notes
- Note: Calorie count and nutrition information are an estimate only.
Nutrition Information
Serving
4g
Calories
164kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.02g
Cholesterol
189mg
(63%)
Sodium
545mg
(23%)
Potassium
356mg
(10%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
31IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
87mg
(9%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 164
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 4g | |
| Calories | 164kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 189mg | 63% |
| Sodium | 545mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 356mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 31IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 87mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.