Chinese Boiled Shrimp

(Last Updated On: March 24, 2021)

Boiled shrimp is a simple Chinese recipe which belongs to cantonese cuisine. People who live in Guangdong province like fresh seafood with boiling or steaming cooking way. It will preserve the original flavor and nutrition of the seafood to the greatest extent.

Fresh shrimps taste original sweet after boiling.Only use some ginger and scallion to remove the fishy flavor. Serve with a little light soy sauce. It is done!

Ingredients

  • About 500 gram shrimp, cut off the shrimp’s whiskers, remove the shrimp line
  • 15 gram scallion, cut into segments
  • 10 gram ginger, sliced
  • 5 tablespoon light soy sauce

Instructions

chinese boiled shrimp steps

  1. Add 3 cup water, ginger and scallion to a wok, boiled.
  2. Add shrimp, boiling about 2-3 minutes, cooked through.
  3. Transfer to ice water,  drained, serve with light soy sauce.
chinese boiled shrimp with light soy sauce

Chinese Boiled Shrimp

Chinese seafood recipe
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 3 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese

Equipment

  • Pot for boiling

Ingredients
  

  • About 500 gram shrimp, cut off the shrimp’s whiskers, remove the shrimp line
  • 15 gram scallion, cut into segments
  • 10 gram ginger, sliced
  • 5 tablespoon light soy sauce

Instructions
 

  • Add 3 cup water, ginger and scallion to a wok, boiled.
  • Add shrimp, boiling about 2-3 minutes, cooked through.
  • Transfer to ice water,  drained, serve with light soy sauce.

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