Salt & Pepper Shrimp

Ingredients:
two lb extra large shrimp, peeled
two tablespoons kosher salt
1/2 loving cup cornstarch
1/2 loving cup "instant" super fine flour (like Wondra)
1-2 dried tien tsin chile(s), minced
canola crude oil (for frying)

for the common salt & pepper mix:
1/4 loving cup bounding main salt
1 1/2 tablespoons put down sichuan (szechuan) peppercorn
1 teaspoon white pepper

Directions:

In a dry out pan, oestrus the common salt as well as pepper mixture, stirring continuously to avoid burning, for 3-5 minutes or until heated through as well as rattling fragrant. Pour into a plate to cool completely. Set aside.

Meanwhile, add together 1 tablespoon of the kosher common salt to a little bowl of mutual depression temperature water. Stir to dissolve. Add the shrimp as well as launder the shrimp. Drain as well as then repeat amongst remaining salt. Rinse the shrimp inwards mutual depression temperature H2O as well as then pat dry. Set aside.

Stir together the cornstarch, flour as well as 1-2 tablespoon(s) of the common salt as well as pepper mix inwards a shallow bowl. Dredge the shrimp.

Heat close 1 inch of canola crude oil inwards a large wok or skillet. Add the shrimp as well as fry, 2-3 minutes or until fully cooked. Drain on a newspaper towel lined plate. Plate as well as garnish amongst the minced chile. Sprinkle amongst additional common salt mixture, if desired.

My thoughts:

If at that spot is i matter that is pop inwards Hong Kong is food. You tin laissez passer the sack discovery dishes from nearly rattling providence inwards China likewise equally Japanese, British, Indian as well as American-influenced dishes.  Since Bravo's “Around the World inwards lxxx Plates volition survive inwards Hong Kong this calendar week (June 27th, 10/9c)I idea it would survive a fun conduct chances to brand i of my favorite Cantonese dishes, which is slowly to discovery inwards Hong Kong, lightly coated, crisp common salt as well as pepper shrimp. It is traditionally flora at dinnertime (steamed dishes similar dumplings are the ones flora before inwards the day, during yum cha) at i of the many dim amount restaurants.

I modified the dish a flake from beingness absolutely traditional to function inwards to a greater extent than "user friendly";  I peeled the shrimp instead of leaving the shells on as well as used cornstarch instead of harder-to-find rice flour precisely the destination upshot is wonderful. Spicy as well as salty as well as crunchy. They are super fun to brand inwards a wok precisely if your wok frying skills aren't the best, y'all tin laissez passer the sack small-scale the whole batch at i time inwards a large heavy bottomed skillet.

Sichuan peppercorns are know for their "numbing hot" tendencies, they brand your natural language as well as lips tingle a flake field providing their signature citrus-y flavor. Store the leftover salt/pepper mixture inwards an airtight container for the adjacent fourth dimension y'all brand common salt as well as pepper shrimp (or receive it on popcorn!).