Stir-Fried Shrimp with Fresh Milk
Stir-fry shrimp mixed with egg white and fresh milk for a dish with a soft, tender, fragrant, and silky smooth texture.
Ingredients
Shrimp (washed and drained)
100 g
Fresh milk (1 tbsp for slurry, 4 tbsp for boiling)
5 tbsp
Egg whites (beaten)
4
Fried olive nuts
250 g
Diced ham
15 g
Fine salt (divided use)
2 tsp
MSG (divided use)
1 tsp
Wet cornstarch
0.5 tbsp
Cooked lard (small amount actually used)
500 g
Instructions
1
Marinate the shrimp
Wash and drain the shrimp, then marinate with half of the salt and MSG.
2
Prepare the slurry
Mix the wet cornstarch into 1 tbsp of milk to form a slurry; beat the egg whites with the remaining half of the salt and MSG until well combined.
3
Blanch the shrimp
Heat oil in a wok to medium-hot (about 50% hot), briefly pass the shrimp through the oil, then remove and drain.
4
Combine the ingredients
Bring the 4 tbsp of milk to a boil in a small pot, then remove from heat. Combine the boiled milk, cornstarch slurry, egg white mixture, shrimp, and diced ham in a bowl and stir gently until evenly mixed.
5
Stir-fry into a thick paste
Heat 0.5 tbsp of oil in a wok to about 40% hot, pour in the combined milk mixture, and stir continuously while drizzling in 0.5 tbsp of oil in two additions. Stir-fry until the mixture thickens into a smooth, creamy paste.
6
Plate and serve
Add the fried olive nuts, drizzle in another 0.5 tbsp of oil, toss quickly to combine, and transfer to a serving plate.
