Hunan Shrimp: How To Cook Shrimp Stir Fry?

What Is Hunan Shrimp?

• Hunan shrimp is a spicy shrimp stir-fry dish served in Chinese restaurants.
• This authentic spicy shrimp recipe is simple to prepare: thin slices of shrimp are stir-fried in soy, chili bean sauce, garlic, and ginger sauce.
• These ingredients create a slightly sticky sauce that coats the shrimp. It is often served over steamed rice.

What Does Hunan Shrimp Taste Like?

• It has a strong flavor that is sweet, spicy, savory, and with the characteristic tingle of seasoning from Toban Djan (Chili Bean Sauce).
• It is also full of earthy and garlic flavors.

Hunan Sauce.

• Chinese black vinegar
• Toban Djan (Chili Bean Sauce)
• Soy sauce
• Oyster sauce
• Shaoxing wine
• Cornstarch
• Water

How To Cook Spicy Shrimp- Hunan Style?

• Marinade shrimp- Mix shrimp with 1 teaspoon oil and ½ teaspoon cornstarch until shrimp are evenly coated. Set aside.
• Mixed Hunan Sauce- In a small bowl, whisk together all ingredients, and then set aside.
• Heat sesame oil in a large non-stick skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
• Sauté the aromatics- add minced ginger and garlic and saute for about 20 seconds.
• Add broccoli- then cover the pan and simmer, for about 2 minutes.
• Add red bell pepper and mushrooms- continue to saute for 1 minute.
• Add Hunan sauce, scallions and shrimp- simmer for another 2-3 minutes until shrimp is cooked through and sauce thickens.

Hunan Shrimp Recipe. (Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe)

• shrimp
• garlic
• fresh ginger
• sesame oil
• broccoli
• red bell pepper
• scallions
• mushrooms

Suitable Vegetables For Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry.

Green beans, asparagus, carrots, cucumbers are suitable for shrimp stir fry. Or you may add any vegetables you like.

TIPS To Peel And Devein Shrimp.

1. First, when peeling your raw shrimp, pull the shell and tear it away from the first segment of the shell.
2. Second, make a shallow cut along the spine of the shrimp or the back of the shrimp.
3. Third, take the back strip of the intestines and remove them with a knife or fork.
4. Finally, remove tails by simply squeezing the shrimp and pulling the tail off.

2 Tips For Perfect Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry.

• Cook your shrimp hot and quickly- The most important is to heat your wok or skillet over medium-high, then stir shrimp in the skillet hot and quickly.
• Don’t overcook the shrimp- Once the shrimp turns an off-white, pinkish color, and starts to curl itself around, it is ready to get off the skillet.
• For the shrimp Hunan style, I would like to toss the shrimp and the sauce at the same time. Stir fry them until the shrimp are cooked through and the sauce has thickened and slightly absorbed into the dish. So the shrimp won’t be overcooked.

More Spicy Stir Fry Recipes:

SZECHUAN SHRIMP

HUNAN BEEF

SZECHUAN CHICKEN

SZCHUAN BEEF

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