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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
8 hours 30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Shrimp is a seafood favorite in many households and can be prepared in a variety of ways to create different dishes. Today, TasteVN will introduce you to an extremely new recipe for spicy lemongrass dried shrimp. Let’s get into the kitchen and make this fried dish right away!
Ingredients for Spicy Lemongrass Dried Shrimp For 4 people
Shrimp 400 gr Lemongrass 100 gr Ginger 1/2 piece Garlic powder 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon Chili powder 1/2 teaspoon White wine 50 ml Fish sauce 4 tablespoons Cooking oil 4 tablespoons Common spices a little ( sugar/ salt/ seasoning powder)
How to Choose Fresh Shrimp
- Fresh shrimp should have a translucent shell with a slight scent of seawater, not fishy; avoid shrimp with dark patches or inconsistent colors.
- Fresh shrimp usually have their tails curled together; if the tails are spread out, the shrimp have likely been injected with chemicals or water to appear fatter.
- Fresh shrimp typically have legs firmly attached to the body; if the legs have turned black or are no longer tightly attached, do not buy them as they are no longer fresh.
See more: How to choose fresh shrimp
How to prepare Dried Shrimp with Lemongrass and Chili
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Prepare the shrimp
You cut off the shrimp head, peel off the shell (leave the shrimp tail), remove the shrimp vein and wash it clean, finally you use a small knife to make a lengthwise cut along the back to split the shrimp in half.
Tip: To allow the shrimp to absorb the spices evenly, lightly score the shrimp meat with a knife.
To eliminate the fishy smell from the shrimp, add 50ml of white wine to the shrimp, gently massage, then rinse a few times with clean water and let it drain.
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Prepare other ingredients
You peel the ginger, wash it clean, then slice it thinly and pound it finely.
You chop the lemongrass.
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Marinating shrimp
You sequentially add 4 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/2 a crushed ginger root, 1/2 a teaspoon of chili powder, 100g of finely chopped lemongrass, 3 teaspoons of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder into a bowl and mix the ingredients well.
Tip: If your family likes spicy food, you can add more chili powder!
Add the cleaned shrimp and use your hands to mix well so that the shrimp absorb the seasoning. Marinate for about 15 minutes.
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Sun drying
Once the shrimp has absorbed the seasoning evenly, take the shrimp out to sun dry immediately!
Tip:
- The shrimp will taste better if you sun dry them for about 8 hours, so choose a sunny day to dry them!
- If there is no sun, you can put the shrimp in a sealed container and keep them in the refrigerator refrigerator, then take them out to dry the next day!
After sun drying for about 4 hours, the shrimp will be chewy and dry; you can use a pestle to flatten the shrimp so they don’t become hard and dry.
Continue to flip the shrimp and sun dry for another 4 hours to ensure they are completely dried.
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Frying Dried Shrimp
After the shrimp has been sun-dried enough, you can store the shrimp in a box, and when you want to eat, just fry or stew it as you like.
Put 4 tablespoons of oil in the pan, heat it over medium heat, then add the dried shrimp to fry, about 2 minutes until the shrimp is golden brown on both sides!
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Final Product
The dried shrimp with lemongrass and chili has an eye-catching color, fragrant with the smell of lemongrass and the distinctive scent of shrimp. The pieces of dried shrimp are chewy, slightly spicy and salty, making them extremely delicious when served with rice!
Tips for storing dried shrimp with lemongrass and chili
- If you don’t use all the dried shrimp with lemongrass and chili, you can store it by putting it in an airtight container in the refrigerator, where it can be used for about 5 – 7 days, and in the freezer for about 1 month.
- You can fry the shrimp or cook it in a stew, both are very delicious.
- To prevent flies from landing on it, which can affect the final product, you can spray a thin layer of alcohol on the surface of the shrimp during the drying process.
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Above is the recipe for dried shrimp with lemongrass and chili, which is unique, goes well with rice, and is addictive, so why not try making it right away with TasteVN!
* Refer to images and the recipe from the YouTube channel: Living off the Land.
