Pan-Fried Shrimp
Coat the prawn pieces in a thin batter and fry until cooked. Add spring onion, ginger, and seasonings, then thicken with slurry and drizzle with sesame oil before serving.
Ingredients
shrimp (shell-on, cut into 3 pieces, with the dark vein removed)
6
egg white
2
scallion whites
20 g
minced ginger
20 g
Shaoxing wine
20 g
white sugar
6.5 g
light soy sauce
12 g
arrowroot starch
12 g
sesame oil
6.5 g
clear stock
a pinch
Instructions
1
Step 1
Cut each shell-on shrimp into 3 pieces and remove the dark vein. Coat the shrimp in a thin batter made with a little light soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, egg white, and arrowroot starch.
2
Step 2
Heat lard in a wok over gentle heat. Fry the shrimp until cooked through, then add the light soy sauce, sugar, Shaoxing wine, scallion whites, and ginger. Add a little clear stock and arrowroot starch, stirring to form a light sauce. Drizzle over the sesame oil, turn the shrimp, and serve immediately.
