Chinese Salt and Pepper Shrimp

(Last Updated On: March 24, 2021)

Chinese Salt and Pepper Shrimp is a easy and quick recipe. It can also be used as a dish to entertain guests for its nice color and deliciousness.

Though it takes some time to devein, it is worth it. Both frying and deep-frying are options, which do not affect the crispness of the shrimp. Salt and pepper is a seasoning frequently used in Chinese dishes. Only the fried pepper powder is mixed with salt, the amount of salt is adjusted according to your taste.

Ingredients

500 gram shrimp,

3 colves garlic, chopped

2 tablespoon starch

5 gram ginger, sliced

30 gram green scallion, chopped

2 tablespoon cooking wine(Shaoxing wine)

4 tablespoon oil

3 tablespoon pepper powder ,1 teaspoon salt, mixed well( salt and peper)

Instructions

1. Wash the shrimp, then cut off the beards of the shrimps and deveined.
2. Marinated with starch, cooking wine and sliced ginger for 10 minutes.
3. Add oil to a frying pan, pan-frying the shrimp both sides untill cooked through.
4. Add a little oil to a wok, add chopped garlic, stir-frying for 5  seconds, then add shrimp, salt and pepper, chopped scallion, stir-frying for half minute, let the seasonings mix well, transfer a dish.
5. Serve immediately.