One of my favorite Chinese seafood dishes is Salted Pepper Shrimp, we used to order it every time we dined at a Chinese restaurant. Since I found a recipe for it we can enjoy it at home. I modified it to fit our tastes and I think made it a bit simpler to make. Served over steamed white rice it’s yummy!
3 tbls. chopped green onions
2 tbls. minced garlic
1/4 + cup peanut oil
Directions:
Place shrimp in a small bowl and cover with warm water
Add sea salt and let soak for 30 minutes to 1 hour
In a shallow bowl mix together corn starch, 1 tbls. each of white and black peppers, and garlic powder
Drain shrimp and lightly pat dry with a paper towel
Heat peanut oil in wok or large frying pan on medium heat until hot
Coat each shrimp in cornstarch mixture and place in wok
Cook until shrimp turns pink – turn halfway for even cooking – you may need to add more peanut oil if it gets too dry
Place cooked shrimp on paper towel to drain – Do not turn stove off
If pan is dry add a tbls. more peanut oil – add mince garlic and stir until it starts turning golden
Add fried shrimp back into pan
Add chopped green onions and stir til green onions turn bright green and starts to soften
Remove from heat and serve over white rice
Enjoy!
- 1 lb. Medium to Large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 tbls. sea salt
- 1/2 cup Corn Starch
- 2 tbls. ground white pepper
- 2 tbls. ground black pepper
- 1 tbls. Garlic Powder
- 3 tbls. chopped green onions
- 2 tbls. minced garlic
- 1/4 + cup peanut oil
- Place shrimp in a small bowl and cover with warm water
- Add sea salt and let soak for 30 minutes to 1 hour
- In a shallow bowl mix together corn starch, 1 tbls. each of white and black peppers, and garlic powder
- Drain shrimp and lightly pat dry with a paper towel
- Heat peanut oil in wok or large frying pan on medium heat until hot
- Coat each shrimp in cornstarch mixture and place in wok
- Cook until shrimp turns pink - turn halfway for even cooking - you may need to add more peanut oil if it gets too dry
- Place cooked shrimp on paper towel to drain - Do not turn stove off
- If pan is dry add a tbls. more peanut oil - add mince garlic and stir until it starts turning golden
- Add fried shrimp back into pan
- Add chopped green onions and stir til green onions turn bright green and starts to soften
- Remove from heat and serve over white rice
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