Honeycomb Shrimp
Artistic beauty! Small Ryukyu's exquisite seafood with egg clothes wrapped in shrimp like a honeycomb
Description
A visually gorgeous regional dish of Xiaoliuqiu where fried shrimp are covered in a giant 'honeycomb' batter made by scattering duck egg thinly in hot oil.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Peeled shrimp
- Duck egg(or Chicken egg)
- Sweet potato flour
- White pepper
- Salt
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Shrimp Prep] Season fresh peeled shrimp with salt and white pepper.
- [Magic Batter] Beat duck eggs (better for frying due to richness/viscosity than chicken eggs), mix with a little water and sweet potato flour to make a batter.
- Heat generous oil in a wok, drop seasoned shrimp in to fry briefly.
- [Honeycomb Forming (Artisan Skill)] As shrimp cooks, use a perforated ladle (or fingertips) to scatter the duck egg batter 'like thin threads from a high position' over the oil.
- The egg bubbles vigorously, solidifying like a 'disc-shaped honeycomb' while enveloping the shrimp.
- Once golden and crispy all over, remove from oil, drain excess oil to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense savoriness of fried duck egg
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Sakura shrimp and chicken egg (becomes Kakiage style)
Pairing
Light Taiwan Tea or Beer
Trivia
[For Everyone] The representative banquet dish of Xiaoliuqiu (a southern island) and Donggang. Similar to Japanese Tempura (Kakiage), but the duck egg's rich depth and visual impact are on another level. The crispy batter alone is savory enough to eat with rice.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Crack the giant honeycomb (batter) 'crisp, crunch' with chopsticks, excavating the plump shrimp hidden inside to eat together!
Allergen
Shrimp, Egg, Wheat