Garlic Shrimp
Overview
Autumn is the season for fresh shrimps on the lake. It is not only easy to make a quick dish, but also the fresh shrimps steamed in a cage are salty and fresh without any fishy smell. The shells are red and look very beautiful. It belongs to Jiangsu cuisine and is a very popular home-cooked dish. The selected Macrobrachium rosenbergii, also known as Malaysian prawn, is known as the king of freshwater shrimps. Its origin is concentrated along the coast of Ecuador, and it is currently one of the three most cultivated shrimp species in the world. Its shell is thin, its body is fat, its meat is tender, delicious and nutritious. In addition to the flavor of ordinary freshwater shrimps, the head and breastplate of mature Macrobrachium rosenbergii is full of gonads, which has a special and delicious flavor similar to crab roe.
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Ingredients
Steps
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Select about 10 fresh Macrobrachium rosenbergii newly released on the market, cut off the shrimp awns, wash them and set aside.
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Wash and chop the shallots into sections, finely chop the red and green chili peppers, flatten the garlic and chop into fine pieces, chop a little ginger into fine pieces and set aside.
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Mix vinegar, oyster sauce, sugar, cooking wine, white pepper, and salt into a juice, add the garlic granules prepared previously, and then add a little olive oil, stir well and set aside.
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Cut the washed Macrobrachium rosenbergii from the back, divide it into two halves, and arrange on a plate.
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Cut the pre-cooked vermicelli into small pieces and place them lightly on the arranged Macrobrachium rosenbergii one by one.
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Then pour the garlic sauce prepared in advance on top of the vermicelli, allowing the juice to flow through the vermicelli and onto the shrimp.
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Steam over high heat for about 8 minutes. After taking it out of the pot, garnish the prepared red and green chili peppers and green onions evenly on top of the vermicelli. In this way, you will have a delicious and beautiful garlic-crusted shrimp. Tips