Garlic Shrimp with Soy Glaze

Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

• 200 gpeeled shrimp
• 1 headgarlic
• bird's eye chiles
• scallions
• 1 spoonfulcooking wine
• 1 spoonfulstarch for marinade
• 1 spoonfullight soy sauce
• 1/2 bowlwater
• starch slurry
• cooking oil
• ginger

Ingredient Notes

• Drain shrimp well before frying.
• Keep garlic over low heat and avoid browning it too far.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. 01

   Devein and split the shrimp along the back and drain well. Mix with cooking wine and marinade starch for 10 minutes, then add a little oil.

2. 02

   Heat oil and fry ginger pieces until fragrant. Add the shrimp and stir-fry over high heat until their color changes, then remove.

3. 03

   Fry garlic and bird's eye chiles in the remaining oil over low heat until pale golden and fragrant.

4. 04

   Add 1 spoonful light soy sauce and half a bowl of water and bring to a boil. Return the shrimp and cook covered for the pictured 5-minute stage, checking that they are cooked through.

5. 05

   Add scallion sections and drizzle starch slurry around the pan. Reduce over high heat until the shrimp are cooked and coated.

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