Steamed Shrimps With Glass Noodles

 

Ingredients:

8 large shrimps (peeled, leave the tail intact and deveined)

1 bundle glass noodles (soaked in hot water until softened and drained)

1 tbsp. light soy sauce

2 tbsp. cooking oil

Spring onion (green part) - thinly sliced (for garnish)

Sauce:

6 cloves garlic (peeled and finely chopped)

1 medium red chili (finely chopped)

1 tbsp. light soy sauce

1 tbsp. oyster sauce

Pinch of ground white pepper

2 tbsp. cooking oil

Methods:

1. Take some of the softened glass noodles and roll into a round shape.  Place it on a plate.  Repeat with the rest.
2. Use a knife to carefully butterfly the deveined shrimp, and slice a hole in the middle.  Insert the tail through the hole.  Repeat with the rest.
3. Place the shrimps on top of the glass noodles.  Set aside.
4. To make the sauce, in a bowl, add garlic, chili, soy sauce, oyster sauce and white pepper.
5. In a small pan over high heat, add the cooking oil.  Heat it up until smoking hot.
6. Pour the hot oil over the sauce. (The sauce will be more aromatic this way).
7. To prepare for steaming; use a spoon to scoop the sauce evenly over the shrimps and glass noodles.
8. Place into a steamer to steam over high heat for about 3 minutes until the shrimps turns pink.
9. Carefully remove.  Garnish with spring onion over the top.
10. Serve immediately.

Top view, before Steaming

I adapted this recipe from 'cicili.tv.'