Mala shrimp
Mala shrimp for spicy and seafood lovers.
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 20 shrimps (,divined and optionally butterflied)
- 1 tbsp. Chinese cooking wine ( , Shaoxing wine )
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. ground white pepper
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 3 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil
- 1 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil
- 3-5 dried red chili pepper
- 10 Sichuan peppercorns
- 1 tbsp. doubanjiang
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 thumb ginger
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Marinate shrimp with cooking wine, white pepper and salt for around 5-10 minutes. Then transfer shrimp to a plastic bag, only the shrimp and discard the liquid. Then add around 1/4 cup of cornstarch. Shake slightly until the shrimps are coated with a thin layer of starch. Move the shrimps out.
- 2
Heat around 3 tablespoon of oil in wok until really hot, place shrimp in and heat until they turn red.
- 3
Transfer the shrimps out and then pour the oil. Clean the wok and add another 1 tablespoon of clean vegetable cooking oil .Add ginger, garlic, Sichuan peppercorn and dried chili peppers. Fry for a while until aromatic. Use slow fire and fry doubanjiang until the oil turns red.
- 4
Place shrimp in, mix quickly. Add light soy sauce. Turn off fire and add spring onion sections. Mix well and serve hot.