How to Make Spicy Braised Dragon Shrimp

All family members love to eat freshwater prawns. Yesterday my younger sister asked if I could make it taste like Dad's, which left me speechless. After some consideration,I followed a recipe and made them today; they turned out very delicious and everyone praised them highly, ha! The ingredients include dried

prawns, dry chili,

fresh ginger,garlic, star anise,sugar, soy sauce,salt,,MSG,,five-spice powder, beer, and white liquor. The steps for making spicy freshwater prawns are as follows:1. Remove the heads and intestines, brush the abdomen with a brush—my mom did this part in advance so it was easier for me to prepare. 2. Prepare ginger, garlic, star anise, and chili peppers.

3. Slice cucumbers; don't make them too thick or too thin.

4. Fry the ingredients in oil until nearly hot, then add the prawns to fry—this step is known as "kicking the pot" by my mom.

5. Add two small spoons of

3. doubanjiang; don't put too much—adjust according to your preference.

6. Then, over high heat, quickly stir-fry the prawns until they curl and turn red.7. Add soy sauce for coloring, then add sugar, salt, MSG, followed by a full bottle of beer and let it boil. 8. Add cucumbers, 9. cover with a lid and simmer over medium heat for about fifteen minutes until well-infused.

10. Remove from the heat when done; it is extremely delicious!

Tip:

No water is added throughout the cooking process, using alcohol to cook thoroughly results in tender shrimp meat.

Cover the pot and simmer for 15 minutes until well flavored, then remove from heat Very delicious!

TIP

No water added throughout the process; all cooking uses alcohol to cook the shrimp meat, making it very tender.