Fried Grasshoppers from Afar

Name: Fried Grasshoppers from Afar
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: to taste grasshoppers (remove grass sac from behind the head and wash clean); to taste spinach leaves (cut into thin shreds); to taste salt (for marinating and seasoning); to taste cooking wine (for marinating and seasoning); to taste MSG (for marinating and seasoning)

Shandong (Lu) cuisine. Grasshoppers are blanched and marinated, then deep-fried until crisp, and served with crispy shredded fried spinach. The finished dish is plump, flavorful, crisp, and aromatic.

35 min

Easy

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Ingredients

grasshoppers (remove grass sac from behind the head and wash clean) to taste

spinach leaves (cut into thin shreds) to taste

salt (for marinating and seasoning) to taste

cooking wine (for marinating and seasoning) to taste

MSG (for marinating and seasoning) to taste

Instructions

Prepare the grasshoppers

Remove the grass sac from behind the head of the grasshoppers and wash them clean. Blanch in boiling water, remove, then add salt, cooking wine, and MSG. Mix well and marinate until the flavors are absorbed.

Prepare the spinach leaves

Cut the spinach leaves into thin shreds.

Fry and plate

Heat oil to roughly 80% hot. Fry the marinated grasshoppers until crispy, then remove and arrange them on top of the spinach shreds. Serve immediately.