Salt-Fried Shrimp Recipe - Cooking Index
Salt-Fried Shrimp Recipe - Cooking Index
| 1/2 cup | Oil - for frying | |
| 1/2 cup | Soy sauce | |
| 1/4 cup | Rice wine vinegar | |
| 1 teaspoon | Finely-minced ginger | |
| 1/2 teaspoon | Chili oil | |
| 2 tablespoons | Thinly-shaved scallions - plus extra | |
| Thinly-shaved scallions - for garnish | ||
| 1 cup | Flour | |
| 2 tablespoons | Cornstarch | |
| 6 | Egg whites | |
| 1 cup | Kosher salt | |
| 1/2 cup | Coarse-cracked black pepper | |
| 1 lb | Large shrimp - shell-on, | |
| Split down back and deveined |
Slowly heat oil in a wok or large skillet. In a small bowl combine next 5 ingredients for sauce. In 3 bowls, combine flour and cornstarch in first; beat egg whites with a fork until loose in second; mix salt and pepper in third. Dip shrimp first in flour mixture, shaking off excess; dip in egg whites, allowing excess to drip off. Lightly roll in salt mixture and add immediately to hot oil. Fry on all sides, remove and drain on paper towels.
Serve with sauce, garnished with extra scallions.
This recipe yields 12 to 15 shrimp.
Source:
ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EE-086 broadcast 02-18-1996) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com
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