Description
One of the most ordered dishes in Taiwanese taverns (Re Chao). The ultimate dish to maximize fresh white shrimp's sweetness, simply salt-boiled in water with scallions, ginger, and rice wine.
Restaurants serving Boiled White Shrimp
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Fresh shell-on white shrimp
- Scallions
- Ginger
- Rice wine
- Salt
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Shrimp Prep] Prepare fresh 'Bai Xia' (shell-on shrimp like Vannamei) straight from Taiwanese markets or Re Chao tanks. Snip off whiskers and sharp horns, remove veins with a skewer.
- Put massive water, large ginger slices, chopped scallions, generous salt, and deodorizing 'rice wine (or beer)' in a pot and bring to a boil.
- Vigorously dump shrimp into the rolling boil.
- [Biggest Point] When the shrimp turn bright red and curl into a 'C' shape, pull them out rapidly within just '1-
- mins'. Overboiling curls them into an 'O' shape making the meat dry; a race against time.
- Mountain-heap on a plate piping hot. Serve garnished with Taiwan's unique 'wasabi soy sauce' or 'garlic vinegar soy sauce'.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Ginger freshness and sweet shrimp aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese Kuruma prawns or Sweet shrimp (any fresh shrimp works)
Pairing
Cold Taiwan Beer or White Wine
Trivia
[For Everyone] Taiwanese common sense dictates ordering 'beer and this for now!' the moment you sit at a Re Chao. Because it's unseasoned 'plain boil (Tang)', the shrimp's freshness and sweetness convey directly. Not minding sticky hands, peeling shells in silence with friends is the proper Taiwanese night.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Rapidly peel the piping hot shells with your fingers despite near burns, fully savor the shrimp's intense natural sweetness, then dip lightly in 'wasabi soy sauce' for a flavor change!
Allergen
Shrimp, Soy, Wheat (from sauce's soy sauce)