CLASSIC DRY-FRIED PEPPER AND SALT SHRIMP
Shrimp dishes are traditionally served during Chinese New Year celebrations to symbolize joy and happiness. This classic dry stir-fry from Grace Young's "Stir-Frying to the Sky's Edge" cookbook omits any stock or sauce to create a more concentrated shrimp flavor, with accents of garlic, ginger, chiles, and Szechuan peppercorns.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes Shrimp Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large bowl mix together 1 tablespoon salt and 4 cups cold water. Add shrimp and swish in the water using your hands for about 30 seconds. Drain. Repeat process with another tablespoon salt and 4 cups cold water; drain and rinse shrimp under cold running water. Pat dry with paper towels.
- In a small bowl, mix together remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, sugar, and ground Szechuan peppercorns; set aside.
- Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or 12-inch skillet over high heat until very hot. Add 1 tablespoon oil, garlic, ginger, and chile; cook, stirring with a metal spatula, until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Push garlic mixture to one side of wok and carefully add shrimp, spreading them in an even layer. Let cook, without stirring, 1 minute.
- Add remaining tablespoon oil and cook, stirring, until shrimp just begin to turn orange. Sprinkle shrimp with salt mixture and continue cooking, stirring, until opaque, 1 to 2 minutes more.
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