Dried Mantis Shrimp (Xia Gu Gan)
エビより甘い！？殻から強烈なダシが出る「干しシャコ」
Description
The familiar sushi topping 'Mantis Shrimp' (Xia Gu), boiled shell-on (or peeled) in saltwater and sun-dried. Highly popular in Chinese coastal regions (esp. Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang). Has a stronger crustacean 'sweetness' than dried shrimp (Xia Mi), giving deep seafood depth to soups and stir-fries.
Classification: Everyone, Ingredient, Dry Goods, Xia Gu, Mantis Shrimp, Seafood, Broth, For Soup, Stir-fry
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How to use
Ingredients
- Mantis Shrimp
- Salt
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Xia Gu Pai Gu Tang (Dried Mantis Shrimp & Rib Soup)]: Braise rehydrated shell-on dried mantis shrimp with pork spareribs and winter melon. Unbelievably sweet, roasted premium broth extracts from the shells.
- Peeled ones (Xia Gu Rou) are rehydrated and flash-fried on high with celery or scallion.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Very deep、sweet unique ocean umami closer to clams or crabs than shrimp、with chewy meat
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Can substitute with JP 'Dried Shrimp' or 'Sakura Shrimp', but lacks unique mantis shrimp sweetness
Pairing
Pork Spareribs / Celery / Winter Melon / Rice (Congee)
Trivia
Exists shell-on (Pi Pi Xia Gan) and peeled meat (Xia Gu Rou Gan). Theory dictates choosing 'Shell-on' overwhelmingly for extracting broth, and 'Peeled' for stir-fries.
Eating tips & etiquette
If dried shrimp (Xia Mi) is the royal road of Chinese broth, dried mantis shrimp is the 'hidden gem of seafood known to connoisseurs'. In Chinese coastal towns, this mantis shrimp is used daily as congee broth.
Allergen
Crustaceans (Mantis Shrimp)