Udang Cabe Garam: Deep Fried Chili-Salt Shrimp

Method12 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Remove the shrimp (500 g medium) head, cut the back of the shrimp using scissors, and devein.

   Uses 500 g medium shrimp

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   Step 2: Place the cleaned, deveined shrimp in a bowl and drain excess water.

   Uses trimmed deveined shrimp

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   Step 3: Marinate the shrimp with baking powder (1 tsp), white pepper powder, vinegar (2 tbsp), egg white (2 tbsp), salt (to taste) and cornstarch (4 tbsp) for 15 minutes.

   Marinate coated shrimp · 15 minUses cleaned drained shrimp · 1 tsp baking powder · ⅕ tsp white pepper powder · 2 tbsp vinegar · 2 tbsp egg white · Salt to taste, for shrimp marinade · 4 tbsp cornstarch

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   Step 4: Deep-fry the coated shrimp in enough oil over medium-high heat in several batches, around 3 minutes per batch, until the flesh is pearly white and opaque. Use the timer for each batch.

   Deep-fry shrimp: each batch · 3 minUses marinated coated shrimp · Cooking oil for deep-frying shrimp (quantity unspecified)

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   Step 5: Leave the shrimp to rest for about 5 minutes.

   Rest Fried Shrimp · 5 minUses first-fried cooked shrimp

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   Step 6: Briefly re-fry the rested shrimp in the hot frying oil for less than 1 minute to crisp the skin. Drain and set aside.

   Brief second shrimp fry (less than 1 minute)Uses rested first-fried shrimp · hot shrimp-frying oil

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   Step 7: Heat 4 tbsp cooking oil over medium heat and fry the garlic (5 cloves) over medium heat for around 3 minutes or until the garlic turns slightly golden. Set aside.

   Fry garlic until lightly golden · 3 minUses 4 tbsp cooking oil · 5 cloves garlic, peeled, finely minced

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   Step 8: Remove any remaining fried garlic from the pan and reserve it with the garlic already set aside. Sauté the shallots (2), chillies and spring onion (1) in the remaining garlic oil for a few seconds.

   Uses remaining garlic-frying oil · 2 shallots, peeled, finely minced · 1 big red chili, minced · 1 bird’s eye chili, minced · 1 spring onion, chopped

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   Step 9: Add the dash of white pepper, salt to taste and oyster sauce (1 tbsp), plus the mushroom stock powder if desired. Sauté for another 2 minutes, then turn off the heat.

   Finish chilli-garlic sauce · 2 minUses briefly fried shallot-chilli-spring-onion base · Dash of white pepper powder · Salt to taste, for chilli-garlic sauce · 1 tbsp oyster sauce · ⅕ tsp mushroom stock powder (optional)

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    Step 10: Add the fried garlic, and mix.

    Uses finished chilli-salt sauce off heat · reserved lightly golden fried garlic

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    Step 11: Add the fried shrimp, mix thoroughly.

    Uses chilli-salt sauce with fried garlic · drained twice-fried shrimp

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    Step 12: Transfer the shrimp onto a serving dish.

    Uses finished chilli-salt shrimp