Guide to Making Delicious and Easy Steamed Shrimp with Lychee at Home

How to cook Steamed Shrimp with Lychee

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  Prepare the ingredients

  Peel the lychee you bought and remove all the seeds carefully to keep the shape of the lychee intact. After removing the seeds, you should wash them again with water to clean off any dirt.

  For the shrimp, wash, peel, and remove the shrimp’s intestinal tract, then cut off the shrimp’s tail for decoration on the lychee. The shrimp body should be minced using a knife.

  

  
• 2

  Steamed shrimp

  The minced shrimp meat should be placed inside the cloth, with the shrimp tails on top for decoration. Repeat this process until all the shrimp meat and cloth are used. You can keep the shrimp wrapped in cloth separately or skewer them to steam.

  Meanwhile, prepare an steamer pot with water and bring it to a boil, then place the shrimp in to steam for about 15 – 20 minutes.

  

  

  
• 3

  Dipping sauce

  Add a little lemongrass, chili, shallots, and peeled garlic into a mortar and pound until finely crushed, then add 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, and mix well. You can adjust the seasoning to your taste.

  

  
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  Finished Product

  Shrimp after steaming has the characteristic aroma of lychee, the shrimp and lychee both have a refreshing sweetness, and the dipping sauce can be used for dipping or poured over to eat together. You can also eat it with fresh vegetables to reduce the flavor of the dipping sauce.