This classic Cantonese Style Shrimp is one of my favourite ways to cook shrimp. It is packed full of flavour from the sautéed ginger and garlic with the shrimp juices all soaked into the warm and chewy vermicelli noodles. You can use live or frozen shrimp for this recipe, it will end up tasting absolutely delicious!
Steamed Garlic Prawn Vermicelli | Chinese Style
This is a classic Cantonese dish with delicious steamed prawns packed with ginger, garlic on a bed of vermicelli noodles.
Ingredients
- 400g shrimp
- 2 bundles Chinese vermicelli "fun see"
- 1 whole garlic minced
- 1" ginger minced
- 2 stalks scallion chopped
- 3 tbsp olive oil
Sauce
- 3 tbsp chicken broth
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Soak your vermicelli in a bowl of hot water for 15 minutes before cooking.
- Peel the body and tail on the shrimp, keeping the head intact. Lay the shrimp down and run your paring knife along the back to devein the shrimp. Set aside in cold water.
- Heat up 3 tbsp of oil in a small pan on low heat. Add in your minced garlic and ginger. Sauté for 3 minutes until fragrant, be careful to not burn it. Set aside.
- Drain and remove your vermicelli noodles. Cut in half and place onto a steamer plate. Lay your shrimp on top of the noodles. Layer your sautéed garlic and ginger oil on top of your shrimp. Add in half of the chopped scallion on top.
- Boil water in a wok or steamer with a steamer rack inside. Once boiled place your steamer plate inside. Cover and steam for 10-12 minutes. Shrimp should be pink but not overcooked.
- Carefully remove from the wok. Mix your sauce ingredients together. Drizzle your sauce on top of the shrimp. Garnish with the rest of the scallion. Enjoy!
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xx, CWC
