Photograph of the finished Drunken shrimp

China · Tôm hấp rượu Thiệu Hưng

Drunken shrimp

25 min Hands-on time + 30 min waiting
EasyDifficulty
5 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Prawns Prawns 2.2 lb
  • Photograph of Shaoxing Wine Shaoxing Wine 2 cups
  • Photograph of Ginger Ginger 2.1 oz
  • Photograph of Spring onion Spring onion 3.5 oz
  • Photograph of Goji berries Goji berries 0.7 oz
  • Photograph of Soy sauce Soy sauce ¼ cup
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 0.6 oz
  • Photograph of Cinnamon and star anise Cinnamon and star anise 4

Method

  1. 1 Choose live shrimp, wash them thoroughly, then soak them in Shaoxing wine with ginger for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
  2. 2 This version involves steaming the shrimp completely instead of eating them raw in alcohol; alcohol doesn't kill parasites in freshwater shrimp, so steaming is essential.
  3. 3 Simmer the infused liquor with cinnamon, star anise, goji berries, and sugar for 5 minutes to allow some of the alcohol to evaporate.
  4. 4 Arrange the shrimp in a deep dish, pour in the rice wine, and steam over high heat for 6 minutes until the shrimp curl up and turn red.
  5. 5 Sprinkle with chopped scallions and drizzle with a little soy sauce, then serve hot with the steaming wine broth.

With an appliance

  • Microwave 22 min

    Replace step 4: loosely cover the plate of shrimp marinated in wine and microwave at 800 W for 4 minutes until the shrimp curl up and turn red; step 5 remains unchanged.

Start cooking