Recipe: Salt and Pepper Shrimp

Salt and Pepper Shrimp is one of my favorite dishes to order at dim sum. Only recently did I try to cook this at home, and it’s surprisingly very easy. And homemade sure is better than getting it at the restaurant.

Ingredients

1.5 lbs large shrimp, shells on. Depending on taste, you can get them with or without heads
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
oil for deep-frying
2 hot peppers, cut into thin slices – either Serrano, jalapeños, or Thai bird chili peppers
3 cloves of garlic, minced
cilantro, chopped, for garnish

Directions

Wash shrimp. If using head-on shrimp, trim the sharp edges around the head.
Place shrimp into a large bowl. Add cornstarch, black pepper, and salt. Toss to coat.
In a pan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil over medium heat. Fry the garlic for about 2 minutes – until just golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
Prepare your deep fryer, heat oil to 375 degrees
Fry shrimp for 3 minutes.
Drain.
Garnish with garlic, cilantro, and sliced peppers.

Salt and Pepper Shrimp

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Denise de Castro

I'm a Native New Yorker who now lives in Connecticut. I love food – cooking, eating, taking photos of food, attending cooking demos – all things food, and don’t forget about drinking wine. It could be anywhere – in my hometown, to abroad, anything food and drink goes here.