Fried Shrimps

Name: Fried Shrimps
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 300 ml (10 fl oz/1¼ cups) vegetable oil; 450 g (1 lb) raw shrimps in the shell, without heads (40–60 shrimps); 15 ml (1 tbsp) peanut or vegetable oil; 5–10 ml (1–2 tsp) sesame oil; 2.5 ml (½ tsp) ginger juice; 5 ml (1 tsp) sugar; 22.5–30 ml (1½–2 tbsp) thin or light soy sauce; 15 ml (1 tbsp) Shaoxing wine or medium dry sherry

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Food of China

By Yan-Kit So

Published 1992

About

The Shanghaiese call these ‘oil-exploded shrimps’, which refers to the fact that they are deep-fried, but ever so quickly, in their shells. They can be prepared ahead of time.

Ingredients

450 g (1 lb) raw shrimps in the shell, without heads (40–60 shrimps)

Asia
China
Shanghai
Starter

Method

Thoroughly rinse the shells of the shrimps, rubbing with your fingers. Pat dry with kitchen paper.
Prepare the sauce. Put the soy sauce, sugar, ginger juice, wine or sherry and the oil into a small bowl. Stir to mix.
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok over a high heat until it reaches 180°C (350°F) in temperature. Add all the shrimps and fry, stirring th