Salt baked shrimp

Salt baked shrimp

Overview

How to cook Salt baked shrimp at home

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Fresh live shrimp with their heads cut off using a shrimp gun.

    Salt baked shrimp step 1

  2. Cut off the shrimp whiskers and legs.

    Salt baked shrimp step 2

  3. All 12 shrimps have been cut.

    Salt baked shrimp step 3

  4. Cut the onion, ginger and garlic into appropriate shreds, add a spoonful of cooking wine, half a spoonful of fresh soy sauce (optional), a little pepper, sugar and marinate for 15 minutes.

    Salt baked shrimp step 4

  5. Use kitchen paper to absorb the water from the marinated prawns. Note: Be sure to absorb the water. This is not possible as shown in the picture. You have to change the paper to absorb the water.

    Salt baked shrimp step 5

  6. Pour one kilogram of salt into the wok and stir-fry the salt over low heat. Reminder: It’s best to use coarse sea salt! Coarse sea salt! Coarse sea salt! Fine salt will taste salty, don’t ask me how I know 🙄🤭.

    Salt baked shrimp step 6

  7. Stir-fry for about four or five minutes. When you feel the temperature of the salt comes up, add 20 peppercorns and continue to stir-fry. You can replace the peppercorns with your favorite spices, such as rosemary, thyme, etc.

    Salt baked shrimp step 7

  8. Take out half of the salt and arrange the shrimps that have absorbed the water neatly in the pot.

    Salt baked shrimp step 8

  9. Cover the shrimp evenly with the salt. Cover the pot and heat over low heat for 6-8 minutes.

    Salt baked shrimp step 9

  10. It's very, very hot. Remember to use a slotted spoon to remove the shrimp and sift out the salt.

    Salt baked shrimp step 10

  11. Because I used fine salt, the crust was a bit salty.

    Salt baked shrimp step 11

  12. After peeling off the skin, the shrimp meat is chewy and delicious.

    Salt baked shrimp step 12