Dragon Well Green Tea Shrimp Stir Fry 龍井炒蝦仁
Our Dragon Well Green Tea Shrimp Stir Fry 龍井炒蝦仁 turned out just fine: juicy velvety sea sweet shrimp dotted with tea leaves, smothered with an aromatic, smooth, tea scented sauce.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 3 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined, 500g
- 1 slice ginger
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp Shao Hsing Rice Wine
- 1 tbsp Shao Hsing Rice Wine
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp green or white tea leaves
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
For marination of shrimp, add 1 tbsp rice wine and white pepper to shrimp, mix, and then add cornstarch last. Stir well, cover and set aside in fridge for at least 15 mins.
- 2
Meanwhile, brew the tea by adding 3/4 cup boiling water to tea leaves, cover and let steep for 5 mins.
- 3
Pour out the brewed tea, reserving both the tea and the tea leaves. Add starch and salt to the tea and mix well.
- 4
Heat the wok and when hot, add 2 tbsp oil. Add in the ginger and stir fry for a few seconds until aromatic. Remove ginger.
- 5
Add in the shrimp and stir fry for a minute or two until the shrimp are 3/4 cooked. The starch may clump a little about the shrimp but that's okay. Remove shrimp and wash wok.
- 6
Heat the wok over low heat, give the tea/sauce mixture a good stir and pour in.
- 7
When the tea sauce starts thickening add in the shrimp and the reserved tea leaves. Let simmer for half a minute or so until the sauce is thick and clinging to the shrimps.
- 8
Pour into serving dish and serve hot.