Salted shrimp is a dish often included by housewives in their family’s meal menu because it has a characteristic salty and crispy flavor. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN and try out 3 ways to make delicious, crispy salted shrimp!
1. Salted shrimp with chili and garlic

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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Salted shrimp with chili and garlic Serves 3
Prawns 500 gr Red chili 5 pieces Butter 2 tablespoons Cucumber 1 piece Lettuce 2 heads Garlic 2 cloves Coriander 50 gr Cooking oil 4 teaspoons Common spices a little (MSG/ seasoning/ ground pepper/ salt)
Ingredients for preparation
How to Prepare Salt and Pepper Shrimp with Garlic
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Preparing Ingredients
Clean the shrimp, make a slit along the back to remove the black vein. Then marinate the shrimp with 1 spoon of seasoning for a more flavorful salt and pepper shrimp dish.
Wash the cucumber thoroughly, scrub the ends well, then slice it and arrange it around the plate for serving the salt and pepper shrimp, both for decoration and as a side dish.
Wash and drain the lettuce, placing it at the bottom of the plate. Peel and wash the garlic, then chop it finely. Additionally, wash the coriander and cut it into pieces about the length of your pinky finger. For the red pepper, take one, remove the stem, wash it, and use the rest to carve for decoration.
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Sautéing the Shrimp
Add 2 teaspoons of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning, and 4 red peppers into a mortar and grind them finely.
Heat the pan over medium heat, add 4 teaspoons of cooking oil with the chopped garlic, and when the garlic turns light yellow and fragrant, add the shrimp and stir-fry over medium-low heat.
Continuously stir the shrimp until they turn pink, about 5 minutes, then add the salt and pepper mixture along with butter, stir well for another 5 minutes until the shrimp absorb all the flavors, then turn off the heat.
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Final product
Plate the spicy salt shrimp on a prepared dish. With this spicy salt shrimp dish, you can serve it with lime chili salt or a mixture of chili sauce and mayonnaise, both of which pair very well.
The shrimp meat is soft and sweet, infused with delicious flavors, and when cooked, it looks bright red and very appetizing. When you eat it, you will feel a slight spiciness from the ingredients, creating an unforgettable taste.
2. Hong Kong Salted Shrimp

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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Hong Kong Salted Shrimp Serves 3 people
Ground shrimp 300 gr (large shrimp) Garlic 1 bulb Breadcrumbs 1/2 cup (rice bowl) Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common seasoning A little (salt, monosodium glutamate/sugar)
Ingredients for preparation
How to prepare Hong Kong Salted Shrimp
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Prepare the ingredients
After buying, peel the shrimp, remove the black vein on the back, and wash with water until clean. Next, use a paper towel to dry the shrimp completely.
Peel the garlic, slice half of it thinly, and chop the rest finely!
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Stir-fry the shrimp
Place a pan on medium heat and add 1 spoon of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add half of the minced garlic to sauté until fragrant.
Then, add the shrimp and stir well, cooking until the shrimp are just cooked for about 7 minutes, then remove the shrimp and set aside.
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Sautéed shrimp with salt
Next, we add 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs (rice bowl), 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and a little monosodium glutamate into the pan, stirring well. At this stage, you can season to suit your family’s taste, as long as the salt has a slightly sweet and salty flavor characteristic of this dish!
You will stir the salt mixture until it turns yellow for about 5 minutes, then pour the fried shrimp into the pan. Stir evenly for another 2-3 minutes until the seasoning is absorbed into the shrimp, then turn off the heat and serve on a plate.
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Final product
After the shrimp is cooked, you scoop it onto a plate and garnish with herbs for a beautiful presentation. This sautéed shrimp with salt dish has a sweet and salty taste that is perfect to enjoy with hot rice! Let’s try making it right away!
3. Sautéed shrimp with butter

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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Sautéed shrimp with butter For 3 people
Shrimp 100 gr Butter 1 tablespoon Garlic 3 cloves Shallots 3 bulbs Dill A little Fish sauce 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 1/2 tablespoon Monosodium glutamate/ground pepper A little
Ingredients
How to Make Buttered Shrimp
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Prepare the ingredients
First, when preparing, wash the shrimp thoroughly, then peel off the shell and head, you can use scissors to cut off the shrimp’s intestine.
For the garlic and onion, peel them, crush, and then chop them finely. For the dill, pick it, wash it clean with water, and then chop it finely.
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Stir-frying the shrimp
Place a pan on the stove over medium heat, then add 1/2 spoon of cooking oil into the pan and heat it up, then add the butter and let it melt for about 3 minutes.
When the butter has melted completely, add the chopped shallots and garlic to sauté until fragrant, then add the shrimp to the pan and stir well to cook the shrimp for about 5 – 7 minutes.
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Seasoning
When the shrimp is cooked, add fish sauce, ground pepper, and monosodium glutamate in a sufficient amount according to your family’s taste. Then, stir well so that the seasonings will evenly penetrate the shrimp for about 3 – 5 minutes.
When the shrimp has dried up and there is no more water, add the finely chopped dill into the skillet with the shrimp and mix well before turning off the heat.
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Final product
Now, place the shrimp on a plate and enjoy it with hot rice. The dish has the rich taste of butter and the seasonings well soaked into each shrimp, along with the unique aroma of dill, making the garlic butter fried shrimp even more delicious.
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