Salted Egg Shrimp
Sink your teeth in some plump, juicy, sweet shrimp cooked in spicy creamy, rich, and savory salted egg sauce.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tablespoon oil
- ½ stick butter (50g)
- 6 cloves garlic -minced
- 2 pieces Thai chili
- 4 pieces salted egg yolks
- 125 ml table cream
- 50 ml water
- 1 pound shrimp (-medium to large size, deveined and washed)
- Salt
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a large skillet or pan over medium heat. Add butter and melt.
- 2
Add the minced garlic and cook just until limp and aromatic.
- 3
Add the salted egg yolks and stir. Break into pieces by pressing it against the pan with the back of a spoon. It will start to bubble and that is fine.
- 4
Stir in the chili peppers and pour in the cream. Mix until blended. Pour in water and mix until it is well blended and sauce becomes creamy.
- 5
Add the shrimp and season with salt. Cook for 5 minutes or until they turn completely pink and opened up a little.
- 6
Transfer to serving plate and enjoy with steaming hot rice.