🦐 Your new favorite shrimp dish, haha (Salt & Pepper Shrimp 椒鹽蝦)

By Made With Lau · 20 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Cut the red onion and red bell pepper (about a quarter of the pepper) into small dice; trim the green onions and dice the rest; mince the garlic; and dice the Thai chilies if using.
2. Mix the garlic salt, salt and white pepper in a bowl for the dry seasoning.
3. Devein the shrimp, remove the legs and antennae, and cut off the front of the head below the eyes. Optionally, snip a triangle from the tail. Cut a shallow slit down the back of large shrimp.
4. Pat the shrimp dry with paper towel.
5. Toss the shrimp with 1 tsp garlic salt, then toss with 2 tbsp cornstarch, adding it a little at a time for an even coating.
6. Heat the wok over high heat and add 5 oz corn oil until it reaches 375°F (190°C). Small bubbles should form around a wooden chopstick dipped in.
7. Fry a batch of about 8 large shrimp, moving them around, for 40-50 seconds. Remove them, let the oil return to 375°F, then fry the rest in batches.
8. Turn off the heat and let the oil cool a bit. Strain the oil into a bowl, keeping it for other cooking, and wipe the outside of the wok.
9. Return the wok to low heat and add 1 tsp corn oil. Fry the garlic for 15-20 seconds until fragrant, then add the onion, bell pepper, chilies and white parts of the green onion. Stir-fry for 30-40 seconds, lowering the heat if anything browns or burns.
10. Add the fried shrimp and stir-fry quickly, then add the remaining green onion.
11. Sprinkle in the dry seasoning mix while stir-frying, adding as much as needed to coat evenly.
12. When seasoned to taste, turn off the heat and serve.

Summarized from Made With Lau's video. Watch it for the details.

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