Shrimp and Broccoli Stir-Fry
西兰花炒虾仁
Peeled shrimp and broccoli florets are tossed in a garlic-and-ginger soy sauce.
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Ingredients
Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.
- 250 gshrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 headbroccoli
- garlic
- ginger
- 1 spoonfulcooking wine
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- starch for sauce
- 1 spoonful in each stagesalt for broccoli soaking and blanching
- a littlepepper
- 1/2 bowlwater
- cooking oil
- 1 spoonfulstarch for shrimp marinade
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Bowl and cup measures retain the original Chinese units 碗/杯; capacity is unspecified. 小半 means slightly less than half; 大半 means slightly more than half.
Ingredient Notes
- The source suggests optional egg white and starch in the shrimp coating for a softer texture.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Mix the peeled, deveined shrimp with 1 spoonful cooking wine, 1 spoonful starch and a little pepper. Marinate for 5 minutes.
- 02
Cut the broccoli into florets. Soak with 1 spoonful salt for 10 minutes, rinse, then blanch in boiling water with another 1 spoonful salt and a little oil. Drain once blanched.
- 03
Mix 2 spoonfuls light soy sauce, sauce starch and half a bowl of water. The sauce-starch quantity is not specified.
- 04
Heat oil and fry ginger and garlic until fragrant. Add the shrimp and stir-fry until curled and changed in color.
- 05
Pour in the sauce and cook until thickened. Add the broccoli and toss, ensuring the shrimp are cooked through.
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Shrimp and Broccoli Stir-Fry
Peeled shrimp and broccoli florets are tossed in a garlic-and-ginger soy sauce.
Ingredients
- 250 gshrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 headbroccoli
- garlic
- ginger
- 1 spoonfulcooking wine
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- starch for sauce
- 1 spoonful in each stagesalt for broccoli soaking and blanching
- a littlepepper
- 1/2 bowlwater
- cooking oil
- 1 spoonfulstarch for shrimp marinade
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Bowl and cup measures retain the original Chinese units 碗/杯; capacity is unspecified. 小半 means slightly less than half; 大半 means slightly more than half.
Method
- 01
Mix the peeled, deveined shrimp with 1 spoonful cooking wine, 1 spoonful starch and a little pepper. Marinate for 5 minutes.
- 02
Cut the broccoli into florets. Soak with 1 spoonful salt for 10 minutes, rinse, then blanch in boiling water with another 1 spoonful salt and a little oil. Drain once blanched.
- 03
Mix 2 spoonfuls light soy sauce, sauce starch and half a bowl of water. The sauce-starch quantity is not specified.
- 04
Heat oil and fry ginger and garlic until fragrant. Add the shrimp and stir-fry until curled and changed in color.
- 05
Pour in the sauce and cook until thickened. Add the broccoli and toss, ensuring the shrimp are cooked through.
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