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Spicy Curled Shrimp with Chile Bean Sauce

Name: Spicy Curled Shrimp with Chile Bean Sauce
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: shrimp, peeled; 2 spoonfuls light soy sauce; 1 spoonful oyster sauce; a little dark soy sauce; a little sugar; a little pepper; a little Sichuan peppercorn powder; a little water; cilantro or celery sprouts; onion; bird's eye chiles; garlic; 1 spoonful doubanjiang; dried chiles; cooking oil

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Deeply split shrimp curl as they cook and are coated with a chile bean sauce, onion and fresh herbs.

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Published 2026-10-12

Curled shrimp with red chiles and green herbs. — Spicy Curled Shrimp with Chile Bean Sauce

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Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

shrimp, peeled
2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
1 spoonfuloyster sauce
a littledark soy sauce
a littlesugar
a littlepepper
a littleSichuan peppercorn powder
a littlewater
cilantro or celery sprouts
onion
bird's eye chiles
garlic
1 spoonfuldoubanjiang
dried chiles
cooking oil

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.

Step-by-Step Instructions

01
Split the shrimp deeply along their backs so they curl during cooking. Mix soy sauces, oyster sauce, sugar, pepper, peppercorn powder and water.
02
Prepare cilantro or celery sprouts, chopped onion, chiles and garlic.
03
Heat oil and cook shrimp until curled. Add garlic and fresh chiles, then doubanjiang and fry until the oil turns red.
04
Add the sauce and dried chiles and stir-fry until cooked through. Add onion and herbs just before serving.

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Cooking Method

Stir-Fry ↗

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