Description
The signature menu of prawn specialty shops where large-headed, meaty 'Tai Guo Xia' (Giant River Prawns) are boldly baked in a special metal pot with massive white/black pepper, garlic, and rice wine until dry.
Restaurants serving Pepper Prawns in Clay Pot
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Giant River Prawns(Tai Guo Xia)
- White pepper powder(massive)
- Black pepper
- Garlic
- Rice wine
- Salt
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Prawn Prep] Prepare fresh 'Tai Guo Xia' (Giant River Prawns: large heads packed with tomalley) used in Taiwanese fishing ponds/specialty shops; score the backs.
- [Pepper Sauce (Lifeblood)] Mix a throat-piercing massive amount of 'white pepper powder', black pepper, salt, grated garlic, and rice wine in a bowl to make a gooey paste.
- [Pot Baking] Put prawns in a 'special alumite pot (or deep pan)' used in Taiwanese specialty shops, pour all the pepper sauce over.
- Heat on high, cooking prawns while stirring.
- Bake thoroughly until it bubbles, alcohol/moisture completely evaporates, and the pepper is 'dried and stuck' to the prawn shells.
- Carry the pot to the table and serve piping hot.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense heat from massive white and black pepper
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Shell-on Black Tiger or Red Shrimp
Pairing
Ice-cold Taiwan Beer exclusively
Trivia
[For Adults] Taiwan has 'Prawn Fishing Ponds (Diao Xia Chang)' everywhere where they cook your catch on the spot. 'Hujiao Xia' is the most popular. Uses an insane amount of white pepper; one bite induces sweating and infinite beer consumption. Lemon Prawns and Garlic Prawns are brother menus.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Getting your fingers messy with pepper, peel the shell, slurp the rich 'prawn tomalley' from the head, taste the bouncy meat with the pepper heat, and wash it down with beer!
Allergen
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