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Preparation- Prepare fourteen fresh shrimp and peel off the shells
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Watch out
Be careful of shrimp spikes when peeling to avoid pricking the fingers.
Ingredients:tiger prawns (14 piece)
Tools:small bowl
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Hong Kong-Style Scrambled Eggs with Shrimp
groups3 servingsspeedMediumcountertopsPrep: 5 minsskilletCook: 3 minsscheduleTotal: 8 minsoutdoor_grillStir-fry
Allergens:warningShellfishwarningEggswarningSoywarningSesame
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skilletInstruction
9 Steps Total
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Active Cooking- Add 0.5 tsp salt and 0.25 tsp white pepper to the fourteen shrimp and mix
- Then add 1 tsp cornstarch, mix with hands, and finally add 0.5 tsp sesame oil
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Watch out
Shrimp must be thoroughly drained before marinating, otherwise the starch won't coat evenly and will wash off during cooking, otherwise the texture will be ruined.
Ingredients:tiger prawnsSalt (0.5 tsp)white pepper powder (0.25 tsp)cornstarch (1 tsp)sesame oil (0.5 tsp)
Tools:small bowlchopsticks
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Preparation- Take 1 green onion, cut off the roots, and chop the green onion finely
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Watch out
Keep fingers slightly curled inward when chopping green onions to avoid blade cuts, otherwise fingers might get injured.
Ingredients:green onion (1 piece)
Tools:kitchen knifecutting board
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Preparation- Prepare six eggs, check each one in a small bowl first
- Put all six yolks into a large bowl and all six whites into another large bowl, separating yolks and whites completely
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Separate yolks and whites completely cleanly, if a drop of yolk mixes into the whites, otherwise the final silky texture of the eggs will be ruined.
Ingredients:Egg (6 piece)
Tools:small bowl
05
Active Cooking- Pour 1 tsp light soy sauce into the bowl with the six egg yolks
- Beat the yolks until well mixed
- Leave the whites untouched
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Watch out
Add just a little light soy sauce, otherwise adding too much will make the yolks too dark and ruin the original flavor of the eggs.
Ingredients:light soy sauce (1 tsp)
Tools:chopsticks
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Active CookingwarningStay safe
Hot oil may splatter when adding ingredients, slide the shrimp in from the edge of the wok to avoid standing directly in front.
- Heat the wok, add 1 tbsp oil
- Once hot pour in the 14 marinated shrimp
- Stir-fry on high heat until 80-90 percent cooked and shrimp turn red and curl
- Scoop out into a colander
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Stir-fry the shrimp only until 80-90 percent cooked, otherwise cooking too long will make the meat tough and rubbery.
Ingredients:Cooking oil (1 tbsp)tiger prawns
Tools:spatulawokcolander
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Active Cooking- Add 2 tbsp oil to the wok
- Add chopped green onion into the seasoned yolks and mix
- Pour the whites directly into the yolks and gently mix 1 to 3 times
- Then gently fold in the 14 drained shrimp
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Watch out
Mix the whites into the yolks very gently, do not overmix, otherwise the distinct layers of whites and yolks will be ruined.
Ingredients:Cooking oil (2 tbsp)green onionlight soy sauceEggtiger prawns
Tools:wokchopsticks
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Active Cooking- Quickly pour the mixed eggs and shrimp into the hot oiled wok
- Stir-fry quickly
- Then turn off the heat immediately and use residual heat to cook the rest of the eggs into silky scrambled eggs with shrimp
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Watch out
Must turn off the heat in time to use residual warmth, otherwise cooking too long will make the eggs dry and lose their silky texture.
Tools:spatulawok
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Active Cooking- Plate the finished scrambled eggs with shrimp onto a large white plate and serve immediately
- Reminder: eat right away as shrimp release water after a while
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Watch out
Eat the scrambled eggs with shrimp immediately after cooking
Leaving it for too long will cause shrimp and eggs to release water and ruin the silky flavor
Tools:spatulaplate
groceryAll Ingredients
tiger prawns14 piece
Egg6 piece
green onion1 piece
Salt0.5 tsp
white pepper powder0.25 tsp
cornstarch1 tsp
sesame oil0.5 tsp
light soy sauce1 tsp
Cooking oil3 tbsp
blenderAll Tools Needed
small bowlchopstickskitchen knifecutting boardspatulawokcolanderplate
