Delicious Sweet, Sour, Crispy and Savory Peach Blossom Rice
"Taohua Fan is a renowned state banquet dish. I first tried it at a gathering with friends, and the very first bite won me over with its sweet-and-sour broth, crispy rice crust, and tender shrimp—absolutely delicious! For an easy, flavorful sweet-and-sour sauce, try Xiaoshijiao Sweet and Sour Sauce: vibrant in color, balanced in taste, and versatile enough to handle any sweet-and-sour dish. Today, I used it to recreate this classic, capturing the signature sweet, sour, crispy, and fresh notes. Give it a try!"
Ingredients
peeled shrimp
10 pieces
cucumber
30g
carrot
30g
soaked wood ear mushroom
20g
egg white
1 piece
starch
20g
vegetable oil
30g
scallion
1 stalk
ginger
1g
garlic
2 cloves
rice
60g
water
300g
green peas
10g
starch slurry
50g
Instructions
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Prepare all required ingredients.
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Xiaoshijiao sweet and sour sauce is sweet, sour and delicious, and very convenient to use.
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First, cut the shrimp open along the back, devein, wash and drain excess water, set aside.
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Add starch to the egg white and mix well, then add the prepared shrimp and mix until coated with the mixture, set aside.
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Pour vegetable oil into the pot, turn to low heat, when the oil temperature reaches 60% heat, add the shrimp and cook until done.
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Remove the shrimp and set aside.
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Wash the carrot and cucumber, cut into the same shape as the shrimp.
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Boil a pot of water, when the water boils, add the carrot and soaked wood ear mushrooms, blanch until cooked, set aside.
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Press the rice firmly, cut into small squares, put into an air fryer or oven and dry until crispy rice crusts are formed.
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Put the crispy rice crusts into hot oil and fry until golden brown, remove and set aside on a plate.
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Open a bottle of Xiaoshijiao sweet and sour sauce, wow, the color is amazing, it makes my mouth water~
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Use another pot, pour in vegetable oil, turn to low heat, when the oil temperature is 70% hot, add scallion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in the Xiaoshijiao sweet and sour sauce.
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Add water, turn to high heat and bring to a boil, when you smell the sweet and sour sauce, your mouth will water, haha,
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After boiling, add shrimp, cucumber, carrot, wood ear mushroom, green peas and mix well.
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Finally add the starch slurry to thicken the sauce, and it's done.
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Pour the dish into the plate with the freshly fried crispy rice crusts. Now you will see the bubbling sauce making the shrimp move slightly, just like blooming peach blossoms~
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Give it a try~
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