{"id":27411,"title":"Chinese fried shrimp","modified":"2025-02-06T10:29:38+01:00","plain":"A delicious Asian shrimp fritter recipe much better than at the restaurant\n\n\n\nA classic of Chinese restaurants, whether all-you-can-eat or \u00e0 la carte: this delicacy is ingrained in the collective mind of the French. Even if deep-frying can be intimidating, I want to reassure you: it's much simpler than it seems. And you don't even need a deep fryer! A saucepan is enough.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe origins of shrimp fritters\n\n\n\nAlthough we often associate them with Chinese cuisine, I haven't been able to find sources precisely determining the origin of shrimp fritters. \n\n\n\nThey're just \"there\", you know, since forever. I've read accounts of people growing up in Asia with their grandmother making them fritters. When I say Asia, I mean all of Asia. You can find them absolutely everywhere.    \n\n\n\nWait, I see you coming: I have of course focused my research on the precise form of these fritters. \n\n\n\nThat is, a neutral fritter batter that puffs up well when fried, usually served with a dipping sauce such as sriracha, homemade sweet chili sauce or even sweet and sour sauce\n\n\n\nFor the most indulgent, my sriracha mayo recipe\n\n\n\nBecause if I had to broaden my scope to fried shrimp recipes, I wouldn't have been out of the woods for a while! From salt and pepper shrimp to shrimp tempura and the hundreds of variations I've observed at night market stalls, the variation is endless! \n\n\n\nThe very popular salt and pepper shrimp\n\n\n\nThe ingredients for Chinese shrimp fritters\n\n\n\nWater: It's very important that it's cold. The thermal shock with the oil will help with the crispiness. You can also use sparkling water which will help even more  \n\n\n\nBaking powder: this is the ingredient that will make your fritters puff up. Be careful with the dosage, if you put too much it can quickly give an unpleasant aftertaste \n\n\n\nShrimp: Use medium-sized ones. Neither too big nor too small \n\n\n\n\n\n\tChinese Fried Shrimp\n\t\t\n\t\tA delicious chinese style battered shrimp recipe much better than takeout\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t30 shrimp (raw, medium size, ideally with shell-on tails)1 liter of frying oilBatter2 eggs200 g wheat flour150 ml water (cold)1 packet baking powder (1 packet = 11 grams)1 pinch   salt\t\n\t\n\t\tBatterMix all ingredients in a large bowl until homogeneousPlace in the fridge if you prepare it in advance, it should remain coldFryingIf the shrimp are already peeled (always leaving the tail intact as shown in the photo), dry them with paper towelsHeat the frying oil to 175 degrees celsius and hold the shrimp by the tail, dip in the batter then gently place in the oilFry for 5 minutes or until golden brown\t\n\t\n\t\tIf you really like crispiness, opt for refrying a second time for 1-2 minutes at 180 degrees 5 minutes after draining the fritters \n\t\n\t\n\t\tMain courseAsian, Chinese, JapaneseCrevettes, Sans sucre","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}