Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
10 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Shrimp noodles is a specialty of Hai Phong delicious and attractive dish famous among the locals here with a unique sour and sweet flavor that cannot be found in other soups. Let’s cook with TasteVN and make this Hai Phong shrimp noodle dish right away!
Ingredients for Hai Phong Shrimp Noodles Serves 4 people
White noodles 400 gr Giant prawns 400 gr Dried shiitake mushrooms 20 gr Dried wood ear mushrooms 15 gr Tomatoes 2 pieces Celery 200 gr Chopped shallots 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 4 tablespoons Common spices a little (ground pepper/ seasoning powder/ salt/ sugar)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh shrimp
- You should choose shrimp that are still alive, swimming vigorously, with a transparent outer shell and a slight smell of seawater, with the legs tightly attached to the body.
- Fresh shrimp usually have tails that are curled together. If the tail of the shrimp is spread out, it means the shrimp has been pumped with chemicals or injected with water to make it plump, so you should not buy it!
- Additionally, you should avoid selecting shrimp that are slimy, have a body that has curled into a round shape instead of being straight as normal. When you gently press and move your hand on the shrimp shell, it feels gritty as if there are particles in the shell.
- To feel secure when choosing, you should buy shrimp from reputable seafood stores to avoid mistakenly purchasing shrimp that have been pumped with chemicals!
How to choose good dried shiitake mushrooms
- You should choose mushrooms that are not broken and have a light brown cap (basically there is no significant color change when the mushrooms are dried).
- When buying dried shiitake mushrooms, you should not choose those with strange odors and white mold spots. Because they are in a damp stage, consuming them may not be good for health.
- Therefore, you should choose mushrooms that are well-packaged with clear origin and expiration dates at supermarkets and reputable stores like Bách Hóa XANH to ensure safety when using!
How to choose good dried wood ear mushrooms
- When buying, you should prioritize selecting those with large, thick caps and few small mushrooms at the base, for easier preparation and better taste.
- The color of good wood ear mushrooms is usually a dark amber, slightly glossy (for the top of the mushroom) and coffee with milk color (for the underside of the mushroom).
- You should not choose dried wood ear mushrooms that look too black, as this type can become mushy when soaked in water and is less crunchy.
Tools Required
How to Make Hai Phong Shrimp Noodles
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Prepare the Shrimp
To remove the fishy smell from the shrimp, soak the shrimp in diluted salt water for 2 – 3 minutes, then rinse with clean water, and boil in a pot with 1 liter of water for about 2 minutes until the shrimp are cooked. Remove the shrimp and peel off the head, shell, legs, and tail, and take out the shrimp thread.
Next, use a blender to puree the shells, heads, tails, and legs of the shrimp with the 1 liter of shrimp boiling water, then use a strainer to filter out the residue.
Quick Ways to Remove Shrimp Threads:- Method 1: Use a knife to make a small cut along the back of the shrimp and remove the shrimp thread.
- Method 2: Count backwards from the tail of the shrimp to the second groove, connecting between the two segments of the shrimp shell, pierce with a toothpick and pull to extract the shrimp thread.
- Method 3: Turn the shrimp over, hold the body of the shrimp with one hand, use the other hand to peel back both sides of the shrimp head, then firmly hold the joint between the head and body of the shrimp, gradually separating the head from the body. At this point, the shrimp thread will come out with the part connected to the head.
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Prepare other ingredients
For the water spinach, quickly remove all the wilted leaves, cut into bite-sized pieces, rinse briefly with dilute salted water and blanch for about 30 seconds, then take out, soak in cold water and squeeze out the excess water.
Wash the tomatoes thoroughly and cut them into small wedges.
Soak the shiitake mushrooms in water for about 1 – 2 hours, then rinse with clean water, drain, and slice into thin pieces.
After purchasing the wood ear mushrooms, soak them in cold water for about 2 hours, then use a knife to cut off the roots, rinse with clean water, and cut into small strips.
Proper way to prepare wood ear mushrooms- Soak wood ear mushrooms for no more than 3 hours because after this time, toxic substances in the mushrooms will increase, especially morpholine which appears more at this time, adversely affecting health when consumed.
- Absolutely do not soak in hot water as hot water will stimulate the toxins in the wood ear mushrooms causing food poisoning.
Proper way to prepare fresh shiitake mushrooms
- Method 1: Soak the mushrooms in warm water at 60 – 80 degrees Celsius for about 7 – 10 minutes until they expand, then take them out, rinse with clean water and squeeze dry.
- Method 2: Rinse the mushrooms briefly in clean water, then boil in hot water for about 3 – 5 minutes, then take out, rinse with clean water, and squeeze dry.
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Stir-fry shrimp and mushrooms
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and 1 tablespoon of chopped shallots to the pan, sauté until fragrant, then add the boiled shrimp and stir-fry for about 2 minutes over medium heat, then add the sliced shiitake mushrooms and shredded wood ear mushrooms.
Stir-fry for an additional 2 minutes, then add 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, stirring evenly over medium heat for about 2 minutes until the mushrooms and shrimp are tender and absorb the seasonings.
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Cooking the broth
Add 1 tablespoon of finely chopped shallots and 3 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pot, sauté until the shallots become fragrant, then add the tomatoes and stir-fry for about 1 minute over medium heat until the tomatoes are soft, then add the filtered shrimp broth.
Cook for about 1 minute until the shrimp broth boils, then add 1 teaspoon of salt and stir well until the salt dissolves, adjust the seasoning to taste and then turn off the heat.
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Completion
Add the blanched white noodles, chopped coriander, shiitake mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, and sautéed shrimp into a bowl, then pour the freshly cooked broth over it, and you have a delicious and attractive bowl of Hải Phòng shrimp noodles!
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Final Product
Hải Phong shrimp noodles after completion will have an attractive color and enticing aroma. When eaten, one can feel the delicious taste, with a light sourness from the tomatoes, the shrimp meat is sweet and tender, and the vegetables are light and fresh.
This is guaranteed to be a great choice to cook for the whole family on the weekend to relax and enjoy together!
Finally, we have completed the delicious Hải Phong shrimp noodles, adding variety to the family meal. TasteVN wishes you success with this recipe!
*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Cooky TV
