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Air Fryer Spicy Pepper Shrimp

Name: Air Fryer Spicy Pepper Shrimp
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: Tiger shrimp; Garlic; diced bird's eye chili; scallion; white pepper powder; Cracked black pepper; chicken powder; cornstarch; Cooking oil

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6 Steps Total

Preparation

00:00:25

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Pay attention to the direction of the scissors tip when using them to avoid accidentally injuring your hands.

First, trim the head of the tiger shrimp to remove the sharp tip, then cut off the legs, remove the sharp spike at the tail, and finally cut open the back and devein.

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Be careful not to cut your fingers when trimming the shrimp head and tail, and be gentle to avoid breaking the shell.

Ingredients:Tiger shrimp (8 piece)

Tools:Kitchen scissors

Preparation

00:01:23

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Pay attention to finger safety when using a kitchen knife, and keep your fingers curled inward while chopping.

Smash and coarsely chop 5 to 6 cloves of garlic, cut off the heads of 2 small chilies and slice them diagonally, and chop some scallions into small pieces.

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Wash your hands after cutting chilies to avoid touching your eyes and causing irritation.

Ingredients:Garlic (6 clove)diced bird's eye chili (2 piece)scallion (1 piece)

Tools:Chef knifecutting board

Waiting Time

00:02:12

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Wash your hands thoroughly after handling raw seafood to avoid cross-contamination.

Place the 8 prepared tiger shrimps in a glass bowl, evenly sprinkle 1 tsp white pepper powder, 1 tsp cracked black pepper, 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder, a little cornstarch, and some oil, mix gently, and marinate for 15 minutes.

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Watch out

Do not mix too forcefully, otherwise the shrimp shells can easily scratch your hands.

Ingredients:Tiger shrimp (8 piece)white pepper powder (1 tsp)Cracked black pepper (1 tsp)chicken powder (1 tsp)cornstarchCooking oil

Tools:large glass bowl

Active Cooking

00:03:10

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The air fryer operates at a very high temperature; be careful not to get burned when pulling out or putting in food.

Preheat the air fryer at 200 degrees for 3 minutes. After preheating, place baking paper inside, arrange the marinated shrimps in a single layer on the paper without adding oil, close the air fryer, and air fry at 200 degrees for 5 minutes.

local_fire_department200 degrees, 5 minutes

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Arrange the shrimps in a single layer without overlapping, otherwise the overlapping parts will cook unevenly and remain raw inside.

Ingredients:Tiger shrimp

Tools:Air fryerbaking paper

Active Cooking

00:03:34

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Be careful of burns when operating the high-temperature air fryer, and move quickly when adding ingredients.

After 5 minutes, open the air fryer, evenly spread the chopped garlic and small chilies over the shrimp, close the air fryer, and air fry at 200 degrees for another 3 minutes until aromatic.

local_fire_department200 degrees, 3 minutes

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Do not put garlic and chilies in from the start, otherwise high heat for too long will easily char them and make them bitter, ruining the appearance and taste.

Ingredients:Garlic (6 clove)diced bird's eye chili (2 piece)

Tools:Air fryertongs

Active Cooking

00:04:21

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Newly baked shrimp and containers are very high in temperature, be careful of burns when moving them.

Transfer the cooked pepper shrimp to a plate, garnish with some chopped scallions, and serve.

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The shrimp are extremely hot when plating, please use tongs to avoid burns.

Ingredients:scallion (1 piece)

Tools:platetongs