Brine Salt-Baked Shrimp
A dish of jiwei prawns that are first brined, then deep-fried, and kept warm under a layer of hot salt.
Ingredients
Farmed shrimp (skewered with bamboo skewers, trimmed of antennae and washed)
to taste
Salt-braising brine
1 pot
Salad oil (heated to 70% heat)
to taste
Coarse salt (stir-fried until hot)
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Skewer the farmed shrimp with bamboo skewers, trim off their antennae, wash them, and set aside.
2
Step 2
Bring the salt-braising brine to a boil, add the farmed shrimp, and simmer on low heat for 5 minutes.
3
Step 3
Pour salad oil into a pot and heat to 70% heat, add the farmed shrimp and deep-fry for 30 seconds until the skin is crispy. Wrap the shrimp in aluminum foil, place it in a bamboo basket, and cover the foil with the stir-fried hot coarse salt. Serve.
