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Drunken Shrimp 醉蝦 - Easy Breezy
Ah, the humble shrimp! Sweet and succulent crustacean! How can one resist the call of the just cooked shrimp, so tasty inside its armor of shell, so beautiful to look at, so crunchy yet tender, so brimming of sea flavor!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 3 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 20 fresh shrimps (live if you can get them)
- 1 250 ml bottle Chinese rice wine
- 2 slices ginger
Instructions
- 1
Rinse the shrimp under running water.
- 2
Put the shrimp in a deep bowl and pour in wine to cover.
- 3
Allow the shrimp to drink wine for 15 minutes.
- 4
Put a medium pot of water to boil, add the ginger slices.
- 5
Once boiling, add the shrimp all at once and stir a couple of times.
- 6
When the water reboils, let cook for a minute and half more and then immediately use strainer to scoop shrimp out of the water onto your plate.