Restaurant-Style Salt and Pepper Shrimp at Home

Restaurant-Style Salt and Pepper Shrimp at Home

You won’t believe how easy this Salt and Pepper Shrimp is to make! Crispy fried shrimp tossed with garlic and peppers—so good, you'll make it again and again.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 10

Marinating Time 30

Servings

Calories 1213kcal

Ingredients

Main ingredient:

500 g fresh shrimp

For marinating:

1 tsp Chinese Salt & Pepper Seasoning powder
1 tbsp Shaoxing wine

For frying:

2 tbsp sweet potato starch

For stir-frying and seasoning:

15 cloves garlic minced
1 green chili chopped
1 red chili chopped
1/2 onion thinly sliced
1 tsp Chinese Salt & Pepper Seasoning powder
500 ml cooking oil actual use about 50ml

Instructions

Prepare the shrimp

Trim the shrimp heads at a 45° angle. Cut along the back, remove the antennae, legs, digestive vein, and brain.
Rinse the cleaned shrimp twice with water and drain thoroughly.

Marinate for flavor

Place the shrimp in a large bowl. Add 1 tsp Chinese Salt & Pepper Seasoning powder and 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine.
Mix by hand for 1 minute until evenly coated.
Cover with plastic wrap and marinate for 30 minutes, flipping once halfway.
Drain any excess liquid before frying to prevent splattering.

Coat and fry

Add 2 tbsp sweet potato starch to the shrimp. Toss and squeeze gently by hand until each shrimp is well coated.
Heat 500ml of oil to about 160°C (insert a chopstick—if fine bubbles rise, it's ready).
Fry shrimp in batches over low heat for 4–5 minutes until golden and crispy.
Remove and drain excess oil.

Stir-fry to finish

In a clean pan, add about 30ml of the used oil. When it's medium-hot (around 50% heat), sauté garlic for 1 minute until fragrant.
Add green and red chili and onion. Stir-fry over medium heat for about 2 minutes until soft and slightly charred.
Add the fried shrimp and 1 tsp Chinese Salt & Pepper Seasoning powder. Stir-fry quickly for 1 minute.
Turn off heat and serve immediately.

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