Shrimp salt is an essential seasoning when you eat fruits or rice paper. If you still don’t know how to make it, let’s get into the kitchen to see the simple recipe for Tây Ninh shrimp salt to make your snacks more delicious and appealing!
1. Tây Ninh Shrimp Salt
Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Tây Ninh Shrimp Salt For 400gr of salt
Eating salt 400 gr (raw whole salt or ground salt) Dried shrimp 200 gr Large garlic 2 cloves Fresh chili 150 gr (or adjust to your preference) Sugar 150 gr
Tools needed
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How to make Tây Ninh Shrimp Salt
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Prepare the ingredients
First, soak the dried shrimp in fresh water for 20 minutes to soften, then remove and drain.
Next, wash the chili, remove the stems, and let it drain. Peel the garlic.
Then, put into the blender: 400gr of salt, the softened shrimp, garlic, and chili, and blend until smooth.
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Roasting salt
Place a non-stick pan on the stove and heat it up. When the pan is hot, add the shrimp salt mixture and roast it on low heat for about 30 minutes until the salt is completely dry and no longer moist.
Tip:
- With this amount of ingredients, you can divide it into 2 – 3 batches for roasting.
- To prevent the mixture from burning, you should stir continuously.
- Check the moisture by using chopsticks to stir the salt. If it feels light, the salt is dry; conversely, if it feels heavy, it is not done yet. Additionally, when the salt cools completely, the dryness will be higher than when it is hot.
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Final Product
After the salt has completely cooled, put it into a sealed jar for storage. You can use the salt to accompany fruits or to make mixed rice paper.
Homemade Tây Ninh shrimp salt has a delicious flavor just like the store-bought ones. The shrimp salt grains are eye-catching orange, fluffy, dry, salty, and slightly spicy, making it incredibly appealing.
2. Tây Ninh Shrimp Salt from Shrimp Shells
Preparation
15 minutes
Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Tây Ninh Shrimp Salt from Shrimp Shells Serves 6 people
Shrimp shells 15 pieces (about 100g) Garlic 1 bulb Chili 7 fruits Common spices a bit (MSG/ seasoning/ pepper/ salt)
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How to Make Tây Ninh Shrimp Salt from Shrimp Shells
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Boil and Cut Shrimp Shells
Wash the shrimp shells thoroughly, put them in a pot to boil until the shells turn orange-red.
To make it easier to grind in the next step, use scissors to cut the boiled shrimp shells into smaller pieces.
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Roast and grind shrimp shells
Put the shrimp shells into the pan, roast on low heat until the shells are dry and crispy for about 2 minutes.
Then put the roasted shrimp shells into a blender and grind until fine for about 2 minutes.
Tip: Make sure the blender is very dry. Additionally, if you don’t have a blender, you can put the shells in a mortar and use a pestle to pound by hand.
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Pound and roast chili salt
Put 1 clove of garlic, 7 chili peppers, 2 tablespoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of pepper, 2 teaspoons of seasoning powder, and 2 teaspoons of monosodium glutamate into the mortar and pound the mixture until fine.
Put the ground mixture into the pan, roast on low heat for about 7 minutes.
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Roast and grind shrimp salt
After 10 minutes, add the ground shrimp shells and continue to roast with salt on low heat for about 2 more minutes, then turn off the heat.
Bring the roasted shrimp salt mixture to a mortar, divide it into 2 batches, and grind until the shrimp salt reaches the desired fineness.
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Final product
You can store the shrimp salt in a tightly closed jar to preserve it for more than 3 months. Tinh Ninh shrimp salt, with its rich spicy flavor and eye-catching color, is a favorite seasoning to enjoy with many dishes.
How to store shrimp salt
- You can put the shrimp salt in a clean, dry jar and keep it in a cool place, avoiding low humidity temperatures, which can preserve it for 2 – 3 months.
- Shrimp salt does not use preservatives, so you should only make enough for 1 – 2 months to ensure the salt remains delicious.
- You can adjust the fineness of the salt according to your preference by grinding it multiple times.
- The shrimp shells or dried shrimp used to make the salt must be fresh, not moldy, or have a fishy smell.
With just a few simple steps, you can complete the delicious Tay Ninh shrimp salt. So what are you waiting for? Let’s get started making it for the whole family. TasteVN wishes you success!
