Shaoxing Drunken Shrimp

Name: Shaoxing Drunken Shrimp
Total time: 900 s
Ingredients: 1 1/3 lbs fresh shrimp (about 600 grams); 5 slices ginger; 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or lemon slices); 3/4 cup Shaoxing wine (200 ml); 1 1/4 cups water (300 ml); 1 slice angelica root (dang gui); 1 tablespoon goji berries; 3 dried red dates; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon sugar

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After making a pot of Huadiao Chicken using Shaoxing wine, let's learn how to make Drunken Shrimp just before the Lunar New Year. The aroma of the wine, a hint of herbal flavor, and the sweet, springy shrimp make this a truly delicious dish!

Tips:

* Lemon juice (or slices) helps remove any fishy smell and keeps your fingers from smelling after peeling the shrimp. You can skip it if you don't have any!

Tips:

* Lemon juice (or slices) helps remove any fishy smell and keeps your fingers from smelling after peeling the shrimp. You can skip it if you don't have any!

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Tips:

* Lemon juice (or slices) helps remove any fishy smell and keeps your fingers from smelling after peeling the shrimp. You can skip it if you don't have any!

Tips:

* Lemon juice (or slices) helps remove any fishy smell and keeps your fingers from smelling after peeling the shrimp. You can skip it if you don't have any!

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Ingredients

15 minutes

Ingredients to prepare
1 1/3 lbsfresh shrimp (about 600 grams)
5 slicesginger
1 tablespoonlemon juice (or lemon slices)
Broth
3/4 cupShaoxing wine (200 ml)
1 1/4 cupswater (300 ml)
1 sliceangelica root (dang gui)
1 tablespoongoji berries
3dried red dates
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1/2 teaspoonsugar

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Trim the long whiskers and sharp tips from the shrimp. Make 3 deep cuts on the surface of each red date to help release their sweetness faster.
2

In a small pot, add water, angelica root, goji berries, and red dates. Bring to a boil.
3

Turn off the heat. Add Shaoxing wine, salt, and sugar. Stir to combine and let cool to make the marinade.
4

In another pot, bring enough water to cover the shrimp to a boil. Add ginger slices. Once boiling, add the shrimp and lemon juice. Cook until the shrimp curl into a 'U' shape (a 'V' shape means undercooked, an 'O' shape means overcooked).
5

Remove the shrimp and immediately chill in ice water (this makes the texture crisp and firm).
6

Drain the shrimp well, then add them to the cooled marinade. Refrigerate overnight.
7

Enjoy the next day for the best flavor.