Longjing shrimp

By LeonardoLakin

Longjing shrimp
Longjing shrimp, as the name suggests, is a shrimp cooked with buds of Longjing tea. It is a famous dish with Hangzhou local characteristics.

Recipe Recommendations

  • prawns 500 grams
  • eggs one
  • refined salt appropriate amount
  • cooking wine appropriate amount
  • chicken essence appropriate amount
  • starch appropriate amount

Steps for Longjing shrimp

  • Make  step 0
    1
    Prepare the required ingredients.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Remove the shells from the prawns, pick off the shrimp lines, and clean them.
  • Make  step 2
    3
    Add egg white and salt to shrimps.
  • Make  step 3
    4
    Stir shrimps until sticky.
  • Make  step 4
    5
    Add a little starch and continue to stir.
  • Make  step 5
    6
    Add appropriate amount of hot water to soak tea leaves, preferably 80 degrees. Because there was no Longjing New Tea, I used other tea instead. So the color is not so green.
  • Make  step 6
    7
    Put oil in the pan and heat it, add shrimp and stir fry it, add appropriate amount of tea juice and tea leaves, add cooking wine, stir up a little sauce, and add salt and chicken essence. Because there was no cooking wine, I used a little rum instead.
  • Make  step 7
    8
    Remove from the pot and serve on plates.
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