Braised Live Shrimp Pot

Name: Braised Live Shrimp Pot
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 600 g Live shrimp (trim off the head whiskers; make a slit along the back of the tail); 50 g Base oil; 650 g Base sauce; 20 g Medicinal wine; Vinegar, a pinch; Spice blend, a pinch; Chinese herbal mix, a pinch; 20 g Cilantro (cut into segments); 20 g Scallion (cut into segments); 1 g Salt (for marinating); 3 g MSG (for marinating); 2 g Chicken bouillon (for marinating); 15 g Ginger juice (for marinating); 10 g Cooking wine (for marinating); 5 g Spicy seasoning (for marinating; can substitute with mala seasoning)

A dish made with fresh live shrimp as the main ingredient, marinated and then braised with a seasoned base.

45 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Live shrimp (trim off the head whiskers; make a slit along the back of the tail) 600 g

Base oil 50 g

Base sauce 650 g

Medicinal wine 20 g

Vinegar a pinch

Spice blend a pinch

Chinese herbal mix a pinch

Cilantro (cut into segments) 20 g

Scallion (cut into segments) 20 g

Salt (for marinating) 1 g

MSG (for marinating) 3 g

Chicken bouillon (for marinating) 2 g

Ginger juice (for marinating) 15 g

Cooking wine (for marinating) 10 g

Spicy seasoning (for marinating; can substitute with mala seasoning) 5 g

Instructions

Preparing the main ingredient

Trim the whiskers off the shrimp's head and make a slit along the back of the tail.

Marinating the main ingredient

Add 1 g salt, 3 g MSG, 2 g chicken bouillon, 15 g ginger juice, 10 g cooking wine, and 5 g spicy seasoning to the shrimp, then gently toss until evenly combined.

Braising

Add the base oil to the pot, then add the base sauce, and arrange the marinated shrimp on top. Sprinkle evenly with medicinal wine, Chinese herbal mix, and spice blend. Braise at 270° for 4 minutes, reduce to 130° and braise for 3 minutes, release the juices, then braise for another 3 minutes. Sprinkle with scallion and cilantro before serving.