Garlic Shrimp Recipe
This Garlic shrimp recipe is one which you need to have at least a day's head start to prepare because it uses glutinous rice which needs to soak at least 8 hours. It is essential to use glutinous rice, and not any other type, or your results will suffer because the rice will not have the sticky coating which glutinous rice provides.
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Preparation time: 9 hours minimum
Cooking time: 15 Min.
Makes
Unit
Zesty Garlic Shrimp Balls
Ingredients
| • | glutinous rice | ||||
| • | small shrimp peeled and deveined | ||||
| • | shiitake mushrooms, caps only, cleaned and chopped fine | ||||
| • | large egg white | ||||
| • | cloves of garlic, peeled | ||||
| • | scallion, white part only minced | ||||
| • | Tabasco sauce | ||||
| • | soy sauce | ||||
| • | Vegetable oil for the steamer |
Preparation
- Cover rice with 3 inches of water in a large bowl. Leave this soak overnight, or at least 8 hours
- Place 3 layers of paper towels on a baking sheet. Drain the rice and spread it evenly on the sheet to allow the towels to absorb extra water.
- Place the shrimp, mushrooms, egg white, garlic, scallion, Tabasco, and soy sauce in a food processor, run 4 or 5 short bursts pushing down anything which sticks to the sides.
- Run the processor about 1 minute to make a smooth paste. Empty into a bowl.
- Take 1 tablespoon of paste at a time and form it into balls, rolling it in the rice until covered.
- Put a light coating of oil on the bottom of a bamboo steamer tray and place the balls about 1 inch apart to fill the try. Use as many trays as necessary to hold all the balls, stacking one tray on top of the other.
- Use a pot large enough to let the steamer to fit inside with the lid completely sealing the pot. Add a 1/2 inch of water to the pot, cover and simmer, steaming the balls for about 15 minutes.
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