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Chinese Salt and Pepper Shrimp

Chinese style crispy salt and pepper shrimp
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Course: Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: pepper, shrimp
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 236kcal
Author: Elaine

Ingredients

  • 300 g shrimp ,deveined
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 thumb ginger ,cut into smaller sizes
  • ¼ cup cornstarch
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tbsp. whole Sichuan peppercorn
  • oil for shallow frying
  • 2 garlic cloves ,minced
  • 1 scallion white ,minced
  • ¼ fresh green pepper ,minced (optional)
  • ¼ fresh red pepper ,minced (optional)

Instructions

  • Devein the shrimp and marinate with salt and ginger. Set aside for 15 minutes.
  • During this process, let make the real deal "salt and pepper". Toast Sichuan peppercorn with salt over slow fire until aromatic (takes around 1 minute). Transfer the mixture out and then ground into powder.
  • Coat shrimp with starch. Shake off extra starch before frying.
  • Heat up oil in wok until you can see waves on the surface. Fry the shrimp for to 1 minute by two batches. Transfer shrimp out. High oil temperature is the key factor to a great flavor.
  • Pour the extra oil out and leave only around ½ tablespoon. Fry garlic, scallion and chopped fresh peppers until aromatic.
  • Return the shrimp and sprinkle ¾ of the salt and pepper.
  • Transfer out and sprinkle the remaining on the surface or on small corner of the serving plate.

Notes

Recipe first published in 2014 and updated in 2018

Nutrition

Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 378mg | Sodium: 2620mg | Potassium: 138mg | Vitamin A: 115IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 223mg | Iron: 3.2mg