Grammy's Kitchen · Shrimp Stir Fry · Shanghai Shrimp Stir-fry - You Bao Xia (油爆虾)

One of 32 shrimp stir fry recipes we measured

Shanghai Shrimp Stir-fry - You Bao Xia (油爆虾)

from thewoksoflife.com

It ranks #3 of 32 for sear char among the shrimp stir fry recipes we compared. 5 cooks on thewoksoflife.com rate it 5.0★.

hands-on20m
waitingnone
makes4
each$2.30
kcal294
leveladvanced
Needs:Shaoxing wineChinese black vinegarAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 32.

this recipe typical
liquid27%19%
sweetener1%9%
thickener0%1%
aromatics0%2%
vegetables and beans0%60%
fat48%5%
acid0%0%

Where it stands out

  • #3 of 32 for sear char
  • #5 of 32 for sweetness perceived
  • #30 of 32 for sauce cling
  • #32 of 32 for crisp vegetables

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

450 g1 pound medium shrimp ((450g, size: 21/30))
218 g1 cup oil ((for frying))
2 scallions ((white portion only, save the green portion for another day))
3 g3 slices ginger
1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
120 g1/2 cup chicken broth
4 g1 teaspoon sugar
1 g1/4 teaspoon Chinese black vinegar
4 g1 teaspoon sesame oil
Salt ((to taste))

Method: 5 steps, published by thewoksoflife.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Dear Judy , very tasteful dish, have made it allready several times with big succeed, have only one problem. I am buying mine shrimps fresh, that means a live here on the market in shanghai, your cleaning start with cutting of the legs etc etc but these thing” — a cook, 5.0★
“Made this tonight and it was so good even with frozen headless shrimp. I can just imagine how good this is with fresh head on shrimp. I doubled the sauce to pour over noodles served with the shrimp and everyone loved it. My sauce didn’t thicken on it’s ow” — a cook, 5.0★
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