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Spicy Shell-On Shrimp with Onion

Name: Spicy Shell-On Shrimp with Onion
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: shrimp, heads removed, backs split and deveined; bird's eye chiles; onion; scallions; garlic; 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; 1 spoonful doubanjiang; dried chiles; cooking oil

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Shell-on shrimp are pan-fried and coated in a spicy chile bean sauce with onion and scallions.

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Published 2026-10-12

Shell-on shrimp with dried red chiles, onion and scallions. — Spicy Shell-On Shrimp with Onion

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Ingredients

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shrimp, heads removed, backs split and deveined
bird's eye chiles
onion
scallions
garlic
2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
1 spoonfuloyster sauce
a littledark soy sauce
a littlesugar
a littlepepper
a littleSichuan peppercorn powder
a littlewater
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
Prepare the shrimp, chopped fresh chiles and onion, scallion sections and minced garlic.
02
Mix soy sauces, oyster sauce, sugar, pepper, peppercorn powder and water.
03
Heat a generous amount of oil and fry shrimp until golden on both sides. Add garlic and fresh chiles, then doubanjiang and fry until the oil turns red.
04
Add sauce and dried chiles and stir-fry until shrimp is cooked through. Add scallions and onion and toss before turning off the heat.

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Cooking Method

Stir-Fry ↗

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